Hermann Schibli
Germany
Although
native of Germany, most of my 50 years have been spent in the USA, where I started
fly fishing in
Michigan and New Hampshire. I now live (temporarily) in Germany, but I do most of my angling in close-by Austria, fishing for bows, browns, and grayling,
preferably with bamboo and dries. I periodically return to the States to fish with
my buddies over there.
I've been an amateur fly tier for about 18 years. I don't specialize in anything,
but tie whatever the occasion calls for, be it small parachutes and CDC's for the
Austrian streams or big gaudy flies for Alaska. One of my favorite patterns is the
Montana Variant (a Montana Nymph and Wooly Bugger hybrid), pictured below.
It has worked well for me both in Europe and the States.
Select One of Hermann's Flies:
Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Teeny Leech
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
Tail:
Red hackle fibers. Body:
Rainbow French Tinsel flat. Underwing:
Squirrel tail topped with 4 or 5 strands of crystal flash. Wing:
Brown marabou. Head and
collar: 1/4 Cross Eyed Cone, with 3D eyes, and spun deer hair. 
for your tying needs.
Hook: TMC
300 #10 (weighted with .015 lead).
Note by Ed Gallop: These Cross-Eyed cones have recessed eye sockets designed for Spirit River's 3-D Eyes. They are available in the bead section of this site's on-line store.
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook: Mustad
9671 #12.
Bead: Gold #3/32.
Tail: Red biots.
Ribbing: Fine round gold tinsel.
Body: 5 strands of peacock herl.
Legs: Soft brown hackle.
Wings: White biots.
Notes: This is the standard pattern of the Prince Nymph with two exceptions: I tie a few hackle fibers at the throat instead of a full collar, and instead of brown biot tails I use red biots. I found this variation to be quite successful.
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
The Wooly Worm is an old pattern tied with a red yarn tail, black chenille body palmered with grizzly hackle, and I added the silver bead for the head.
I've had so much good luck with this fly that it might be worthwhile displaying it here.
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook:
TMC #16 or smaller.
Tail: Dun hackle fiers.
Abdomen: Brown turkey quill.
Wing:
CDC formed into a loop.
Thorax: Fine olive dubbing.
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook:
#16 TMC 200R or 5263 with gold/copper beadhead (3/32).
Thread: Brown 6/0
Tail: Pheasant tail
Body: Pheasant tail
Ribbing: Fine gold oval tinsel
Thorax: Brown dubbing
Wing Case: Brown bugskin
Legs/Wings: Brown/grey CDC
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook:
#16 TMC 200R or 5263 with optional gold/copper beadhead, 3/32 -
weighted with .010 lead.
Thread: Brown 6/0.
Tail: Pheasant tail.
Body: Lt. Brown CDC, plucked from stem.
Ribbing: Fine gold oval tinsel.
Thorax: Peacock herl.
Wing Case: Pheasant tail.
Legs: Pheasant tail.
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook:
#16 TMC 200R or 5263 with optional gold/copper beadhead, 3/32 -
weighted with .010 lead.
Thread: Brown 6/0.
Tail: Lt. brown CDC.
Body: Brown dubbing.
Ribbing: One strand of brown Spectra Flash.
Thorax: Brown dubbing.
Wing Case: Brown Spectra Flash.
Legs: Lt. brown CDC, trimmed.
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook: #14 TMC 100.
Tail: Red polycelon foam.
Body: 4 peacock herls.
Hackle: Brown.
Note: After tying in the tail, continue wrapping the foam as an underbody. The hackle can be sparse, as the foam adds extra floatability.
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook:
#12, Mustad 38941 3X or similar.
Thread: Brown 6/0.
Tail: Red hackle fibers.
Body: Silver tinsel.
Underwing: Brown squirrel tail topped by olive marabou and
crystal flash.
Wing: Mottled turkey wing.
Hackle: Deer hair with a collar.
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook:
#10-#14 dry hook.
Thread: Yellow 6/0.
Tail: Elk hair.
Body: Yellow floss or dubbing.
Hump: Elk hair.
Wing: Elk hair.
Hackle: Mixed grizzly and brown.
Notes: In order to hide the thread at the rear of the hump, and to get
proportionate and even wings, I use three separate clumps of elk hair (tail,
hump folded back over on itself, and wings).
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook:
#10, Mustad 38941 3X or similar.
Thread: Brown 6/0.
Tail: Turkey slip.
Body: Silver tinsel.
Underwing: Brown squirrel tail Topped by orange marabou and
crystal flash.
Wing: Turkey.
Head: Deer hair with a collar.
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook:
#14 Mustad 79580, TMC 5263, or similar.
Bead: 3/32 gold bead.
Thread: Black 6/0.
Tail: Black marabou, with a few strands of crystal
flash.
Body: Black dubbing or Uni-Yarn.
Ribbing: Flashabou or iridescent green ribbing.
Thorax: Yellow dubbing with palmered black hackle.
Wing Case: Black raffia or bug skin, coated with
lacquer.
Notes: This fly is my off shoot of the Montana Nymph. I tie it with dubbing or
uni-yarn instead of chenille to get a better tapered body. It is most productive when fished deep, therefore, besides the weight of the bead head, I often
add fine lead wire wraps.
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook: #10
Mustad 79580 or similar with size 1/8 gold bead head.
Tail: Olive marabou with a few strands of green crystal
flash.
Body: Greenish Kreinik ribbon.
Collar: Olive hen saddle hackle (tied back).
Note: Hook shank is wrapped 1/3 with .015 lead.
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook:
#16 TMC 200R or 5263 with optional gold/copper beadhead, 3/32 -
weighted with .010 lead.
Thread: Brown 6/0.
Tail: Brown ostrich.
Underbody: Two or three strands of spectra flash.
Body: Brown hackle, trimmed.
Collar: Brown ostrich.
Note: The trimmed hackle also lets you use up some of the
large feathers that otherwise are usually left over on the cape.
This is a ridiculously simple fly to tie but has proven itself quite effective.
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Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Serendipity (Beadhead)
Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook:
TMC 2457 size 14 to 16.
Head: Tungsten bead, size 3/32.
Body: Olive or dark brown Z-lon, twisted into a chord (Antron
works too).
Thorax: White deer hair with a little stub left on top.
Note: The Serendipity is essentially a chironimid puppa
pattern. The tungsten version, in my experience, is best fished with a
strike-indicator.
The below pictured fly has a darker olive brown body.
Select Another Fly:
Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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Tier: Hermann Schibli
Hook:
Mustad 9671 (slightly weighted).
Tail: Pheasant fiber tips.
Body (rear half): Pheasant fibers wrapped from tail.
Legs (rear):
Pheasant fiber tips tied in below.
Body (front half): Pheasant fibers wrapped from legs.
Legs (front): Pheasant fiber tips.
Head: Thread.
Note:
The Teeny Leech, like its kin the Teeny Nymph (without tails), is a
simple but effective fly consisting of only one material.
Select Another Fly:
Cross-Eyed Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
Orange Marabou Muddler (Conehead)
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