Thanks for the participation and patience this year. Here are the flies I got and the patterns. I still need stories from the following people to post for contest
DryRod
MacFly 55
I need tying instructions from
DryRod (love the Silver Nymph, need the instructions)
Here is the break down. I felt really bad about postponing this so long, so I got everyone a six compartment flybox and labeled each one. Here is how they break down
- Tabou Caddis, prince nymph
- Silver Nymph
- Beadhead Flashback Pheasant Tail
- Sofa Pillow, Yong’s Special
- Irish Spring, Lil Black Sambo
Get me your stories and I will mail out the winners second set (trust me you want to get your stories in, these flies are great).
The patterns for my flies are found here:
Tabou: The Tabou Caddis Emerger | Global FlyFisher
Prince: http://hipwader.com/2002/prince-nymph-pattern
BHFBPT. Pattern found here: http://hipwader.com/2004/flash-back-pheasant-tail
SofaPillow:
Hook – TMC 200R, Dia Riki 270 or other 3X long terrestrial hook, Size 14 tied and pictured, curved 3x long, larger sizes can be more effective- size 16 to 8.
**Thread **– back half = Griffiths 14/0 light colored such as light yellow, 8/0 will work fine
Front half= Griffiths 14/0 black, 8/0 will work also.
**Tail **- bleached elk hair body hair
Rib - Fine copper or gold wire
Thorax –As tied; Orange Uni stretch floss and natural grizzly hackle, under sized. Other dubbing colors such as pumpkin, insect green, dark green, or a all black
Wing – Bleached elk body hair
Front Hackle – two brown saddle hackles (may want 3 or 4 for larger sizes), wound at same time behind the thread thus pushing thread forward as you wrap forward. The dark side of the hackle is facing forward.
Yong Special
Hook: TMC 100, Std Dry Fly Size 20
Also do in 18 to 26
Thread: Black 8/0 or 14/0 (I used Griffiths 14/0)
Body: Coats and Clark sewing thread #54A, Summer Brown,
(Get a smaller spool that you can put onto you bobbin tool.)
Instructions:
Start wrapping the C&C #54A at mid shank and wrap forward, with touching wraps, towards the eye. Stop about 1 hookeye distance from the eye.
Change direction and wrap back, with touching wraps, to the center of the hook shank. (With practice you may find you want to make a couple of overlapping layers of thread to achieve a more tapper body.
Cut the tag end of the C&C thread.
Continue with the touching wraps to the beginning of the hook barb.
With the bobbin hanging spin the bobbin so as to put many more twists into the C&C thread.
Then with touch wraps wrap twisted thread to the eye and make one overhand knot to secure the C&C thread. Cut the thread. Note that you should now have a thready body with a slight taper and a segmented look.
Take the black tying thread. Tie it in and make a thread head.
Whip finish
You may want to coat the head with head cement. I generally don’t as I fish this nymph close to the bottom and thus loose a lot of flies. But they are quick and easy to make.
Irish Spring:
Hook: Scud 18 to 10
**Thread: Black **
Bead: Copper Tungsten Bead
Tag: Red Holographic tinsel
Rib: Thin Copper Wire
Body: Green Holographic Tinsel
Thorax: Peacock
Wing Case: Turkey Thin Skin
Gills: White Antron
Coated with Sally Hansen’s Hard As Nails
Lil’ Black Sambo
Hook: Scud 18 - 10
Thread: Black
Bead: White
Gills: White Antron
Rib: White Wire
Body: Black Holographic Tinsel
Coated with Sally Hansen’s Hard As Nails
Can’t remember if I just built up the abdomen with black thread or tie in a bit of Waspi Life Cycle dubbing. 
Your assumption is correct on the nail hardner.