Dun May

 

Dun May

Tail - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Body - Yellow dubbing

Hackle - Dun 

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

American Lake

American Lake

Tail - Red hackle

Body - Peacock herl, royaled with red floss

Hackle - Long beard of yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Two white hackles, streamer style

Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault

African Belle

African Belle

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Abdomen - Red seal fur or mohair

Thorax - Yellow seal fur or mohair

Hackle - Guinea 

Wing - Brown turkey

Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault

Lady Martha

Lady Martha

Tag - Fine oval gold tinsel

Tail - Red fibers

Body Peacock herl

Wing - White

Hackle - Black

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler & Sils

Lady of the Lake

Lady of the Lake

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Body - Peacock herl, oval silver tinsel, peacock herl

Wing - White quill

Hackle - White

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Lady of the Lake

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Body - Peacock herl, royaled with silver tinsel

Hackle - White

Wing - White

Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies

Note

Favorite Flies - Mary Orvis Marbury

The Lady of the Lake is a comparatively new fly, originating in America. It is usually dressed large and for deep waters. The name originally belonged to the Alexandra fly, but when it was abandoned for that fly in favor of the name of the much-admired princess, it was appropriated for this new and dainty creation of the American fly-makers.

St Lawrence

St. Lawrence

Tag - Scarlet

Tail - Scarlet

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - Mottled turkey

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Gray Miller

Gray Miller

Tip - Silver tinsel

Body - Gray dubbing, floss or rabbit's fur

Hackle - Gray (grizzly) or dun

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments or gray turkey

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Red Fox

Red Fox

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Mallard

Body - Scarlet dubbing

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

*Author's Note

Also made reddish brown dubbing or claret dubbing body, lemon wood duck tail.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Ike

 

Ike

Tip - White floss 

Tail - Brown mallard (aka bronze mallard)

Body - Green dubbing

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown mallard (aka bronze mallard)

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Gray Fox

Gray Fox

Tip - Silver tinsel

Tail - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Body - Gray Dubbing

Hackle - Gray (aka grizzly)

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Hunt Fly

Hunt Fly

Ribbing - Yellow floss

Body - Green floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Cinnamon duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Trout - Ray Bergman

Emerald Dun

Emerald Dun 

Tip - Gold tinsel

Body - Green floss

Hackle - Dun

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Dark Caddis

Dark Caddis

Tip - Brown floss

Tail - Brown mallard

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Lake Edward

Lake Edward

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Yellow quill sections

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Light brown wool or fur

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - Yellow, dark blue, mottled brown turkey *

Don Bastian Note

* Referring to the Prime Directive of Married Wings (see the Ferguson, No. 103, Plate 3), the Lake Edward is another fly with mottled turkey and other colors in a married wing. To maintain uniformity of texture, use goose shoulder when marrying turkey in wet fly wings.

Trout - Ray Bergman

Brandreth

Brandreth

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Scarlet quill sections

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow wool

Hackle - Scarlet and yellow mixed

Wing - Gray mallard

Bon Bastian Note

The Brandreth is a pattern very similar to the Professor.

Trout - Ray Bergman

Admiral

Admiral

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Scarlet quill sections

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Dark red floss

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - White

Trout - Ray Bergman

Spruce

Spruce

Tail - Peacock sword

Body - Red floss and peacock herl

Hackle - Badger

Wing - Badger hackle points

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Blue Dun

Blue Dun

Tail - Dun

Body - Gray dubbing

Hackle - Dun

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

California Hackle

California Hackle

Body - 1/3 red, 1/3 yellow and 1/3 blue floss

Hackle - Grizzly

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Brown Miller

Brown Miller

Tail - Brown mallard

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Orange dubbing

Hackle - Grizzly

Wing - Jungle body feathers

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary J E Willmarth