1. The Llano Fly Box
6 Anglers Share Their Favorite Flies and Techniques

2. Kevin Hutchison – owner of Hill Country Fly Fishers and author of “Fly Fishing the Hill Country”. Kevin is a certified casting instructor, photographer and top notch guide on the Hill Country rivers.
Surface Bass – Llano Bug
Subsurface Bass – Bass Candy
Panfish – Swamp Monster
Tips
80% of the water doesn't have fish, you have to find the 20% that holds fish. You can't necessarily rely on what the books tell you.
once you find fish, SLOW DOWN and work the water deep and slow.
be careful with your profile. By the time you see fish (especially big ones), they have seen you. Keep a low profile.

3. Llano Bug Hook – TMC 200R size 6 Thread – UTC 140 yellow
Kevin Hutchinson
Hook – TMC 200R size 6
Thread – UTC 140 yellow
Foam – 2MM ¼ inch wide
Dubbing – yellow antron
Wing – deer hair
Legs – round rubber medium yellow

4. Bass Candy Hook – 3X long Thread – 140 Denier fire orange
John Luke
Hook – 3X long
Thread – 140 Denier fire orange
Body – yellow crystal chenille
Eyes – medium dumbell yellow
Flash – yellow/orange crystal flash
Tail – fire tiger rabbit
Legs – yellow/orange silly legs

5. Swamp Monster Hook – TMC 200R size 4 - 6 Thread – UTC 140 chartreuse
Scott Sanchez – rights traded to Kevin Hutchison for a beer
Hook – TMC 200R size 4 - 6
Thread – UTC 140 chartreuse
Body – black mohair yarn
Eyes – medium chartreuse bead chain
Tail – black rabbit strip
Rib – chartreuse floss
Legs – chartreuse and black silly legs

6. Chris Johnson – owner of Living Waters Fly Fishing, a fly shop and guide service in Round Rock Texas. Guides on the Llano and other area rivers. VP of San Gabriel Fly Fishers and Austin Area GRTU lease rep.
Surface Bass – Antelope Hairbug
Subsurface Bass – Brushy Creek Streamer
Carp, drum – CDC swimming damsel fly
Tips
better to go light (4wt) than heavy, with light tippet (3x and 4x)
the forage base is smaller, drop down on your fly sizes
fish the fast water, especially the seams. Swinging a streamer is very effective
match your fly colors to the color of the rocks (tan, olive, yellow, pink)

7. Antelope Hairbug Hook – TMC 8089 size 10 – 12 Thread – GSP 100 white
Chris Johnson
Hook – TMC 8089 size 10 – 12
Thread – GSP 100 white
Head – spun and trimmed antelope body hair
Collar – stacked antelope body hair
Tail – tan over white craft fur
Flash – gold Light Bright

8. Brushy Creek Streamer Hook – TMC 5263 size 8 – 12
Chris Johnson
Hook – TMC 5263 size 8 – 12
Thread – 140 Denier olive
Beadhead – 5/32 gold bead
Wing – Olive craft fur over chartreuse lite-brite
Throat – white polar blend

9. CDC Swimming Damsel Fly
Chris Johnson -Tied Marc Petitjean Tool
Hook – TMC 200R size 10 – 12
Eyes – black medium bead chain
Thread – GSP 50 white
Head – untrimmed spun olive CDC
Rib – single dark olive CDC feather
Body – spun and trimmed olive CDC
Legs – small olive spanflex/flexifloss
Tail – Olive wooly bugger marabou

10. Matt Bennett– full-time commercial fly tyer and the owner of Fly Geek Custom Flies Matt is a member of the Umpqua Feather Merchants Signature Fly Designer program and his initial pattern, Bennett’s Lunch $, is starting to show up in fly shops all over the country. Matt currently serves as the President of the Austin Fly Fishers, and was awarded the 2015 Charles E. Brooks Memorial Award by the International Federation of Fly Fishers
Tips
You have to be very, very close to the structure with your cast.
Big Guadalupe bass come out of current seams.
Long pants and long sleeve shirts in light sky colors. Hat, buff and gloves to keep the Texas sun from frying you.
Stay hydrated. .

11. Lunch Money
Matt Bennett

12. Carp-It Bomb
Matt Bennett

13. Rio Getter
Matt Bennett

14. Surface Bass – Todd's Wiggle Minnow (white and fire tiger)
Clint Jackson – Owner of Livin2Fish, guide service. Guides Colorado, San Marcos, Guadalupe and Llano. GRTU Officer and organizes the fly tying portion of Trout Fest.
Surface Bass – Todd's Wiggle Minnow (white and fire tiger)
Subsurface Bass – Barr's Slumpbuster in craw orange
Carp/Drum - Suckerpunch
Todd's Wiggle Worm
Tips
fish are always hanging in current breaks (rocks, cut banks, seams) they set the hook themselves
the best float fishing is above from Mason down to Homer Martin Ranch

15. Todd's Wiggle Minnow Hook – TMC 8089 size 2 Thread – 210 Denier white
Todd Boyer
Hook – TMC 8089 size 2
Thread – 210 Denier white
Body – 3/8” white or yellow cylinder foam
Eyes – 3/16 red hologram dome eye
Tail – chartreuse craft fur with crystal flash
Marked with sharpie or Prismacolor pens

16. Barr's Slumpbuster Hook – TMC 5262 size 4 - 12
John Barr
Hook – TMC 5262 size
Thread – orange Ultra Thread 140
Bead – medium black conehead
Body – copper light bright
Wire – UTC small
Tail/collar – crawfish orange pine squirrel

17. Sucker Punch Hook – TMC 200r #8 Thread – UTC 140 Brown
Dave Speer
Hook – TMC 200r #8
Thread – UTC 140 Brown
Weight lead wire, 13 wraps
Tail – Tentacles, fine rust
Rib – medium holographic tinsel, blue
Body – mixture rust antron and orange rabbit
Head – ice dub, peacock
Wing – Tentacles, fine rust and orange guinea

18. Jeff Hoelter – Accomplished tyer with 20 years of fly fishing experience, much of it on the Llano River. Jeff is on staff at Living Water Fly Shop and is a TPWD Angler education instructor.
Surface Bass – SB100 Deerhair Slider
Subsurface Bass – Dirty Hippy
Sunfish – Dave's Redfox Squirrel Nymph
Tips
fish often see the fly coming and will hit as soon as the fly touches the water. Try to keep slack line limited and be ready for a quick strike
when the fishing is slow, try in front of, and behind large boulders in the middle of the river
limited cover, so pay attention to overhanging trees and undercut banks

19. SB100 Deer Hair Slider Hook: Mustad 3366 4-10
Jim Gray
Hook: Mustad
Thread: UTC 140 or 210 or GSP
Tail: Stacked deer hair
Body: Spun deer hair

20. Dirty Hippy Hook: Tiemco 200R 6-12 Thread: UTC 140, red, tan, orange
Charlie Craven
Hook: Tiemco 200R 6-12
Thread: UTC 140, red, tan, orange
Eyes: bead chain or small red lead eye
Belly: Light guard hair from red fox tail
Flash: gold and bronze Krystal Flash
Back: Dark guard hair from red fox tail

21. Dirty Hippy Hook: Tiemco 200R 6-12 Thread: UTC 140, red, tan, orange
Charlie Craven
Hook: Tiemco 200R 6-12
Thread: UTC 140, red, tan, orange
Eyes: bead chain or small red lead eye
Belly: Light guard hair from red fox tail
Flash: gold and bronze Krystal Flash
Back: Dark guard hair from red fox tail

22. Dave's Red Fox Squirrel Nymph
Dave Whitlock
Hook: Tiemco 200R 8-14
Bead: Gold
Weight: lead (optional)
Thread: UTC 70, Brown
Tail: Red fox squirrel body hair
Legs: Sili Legs nymph orange barred
Abdomen: Whitlock SLF dubbing 02
Rib: Small gold holo. tinsel
Hackle: Brown soft hackle
Thorax: Whitlock SLF dubbing 01

23. Jim Gray – 30 plus years fly fishing, fly tying and rod building experience. Past president of the Austin Fly Fishers, current VP of the IFFF Texas Council. Fishes the Llano most weekends from April to December.
Surface Bass – Llanolope
Subsurface Bass – Borski Slider, Foxy Clouser
Carp, drum – Jim’s damsel fly
Rio Grand Cichlid – Rio Busting Scud
Tips
work the water quickly and discern the pattern. Make a few cast and move on.
look for places that are “different”. A rock garden in a long flat stretch can be very productive.
big pools generally produce poorly, look for moving water.
be prepared to walk for the best fishing.

24. Llanolope Hook – Gamakatsu B10S size 6 to 2 Thread – UTC Tan 140
Jim Gray and Jeff Hoelter
Hook – Gamakatsu B10S size 6 to 2
Thread – UTC Tan 140
Head – foam cylinder 5/16 – 7/16
Eyes – craft store doll eyes
Body – natural trimmed antelope hair
Tail – stacked natural deer hair

25. Borski Slider
Tim Borski

26. Foxy Clouser/Llano Fox
Bob Clouser/Jim Gray

27. Jim’a Damsel Fly Hook – TMC 200R size 10 – 12 Thread – UTC 70 olive
Jim Gray
Hook – TMC 200R size 10 – 12
Thread – UTC 70 olive
Eyes – med black bead chain
Tail/body – olive marabou blood quill
Rib – UTC vinyl rib med olive
Legs – Hareline Daddy Long Legs Olive
Collar – grizzly olive hackle saddle or cape
Head – SLF dubbing dirty olive

28. Rio Busting Scud Hook – TMC 2487 size 12 Thread – GSP 50 white
Jim Gray
Hook – TMC 2487 size 12
Thread – GSP 50 white
Hackle – brahma hen saddle
Body – UTC Sparkle braid midge
size in peacock or black