Black & Brown Bear Streamers

Black Bear

Hook - Mustad 79580 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Gray Squirrel. Tail should be 1/2 the length of the body

Hackle - Black tied palmered over the body

Body - Black chenille

Wing - Gray Squirrel 

Brown Bear

Hook - Mustad 79580 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Fox Squirrel. Tail should be 1/2 the length of the body

Hackle - Brown tied palmered over the body

Body - Brown chenille

Wing - Fox Squirrel 

Reference

Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson

Breadcrust

Breadcrust

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent, size 8-16 

Thread - Black 

Ribbing - Dark brown neck hackle stem and fine gold wire

Reverse wrap the body with fine gold wire after ribbing has been wrapped

Body - Orange yarn or dubbed synthetic fur

Hackle - Grizzly hen hackle

Popular Fly Patterns by Terry Hellekson.

There are many version of this fly and its recipe. This is just another method of tying it.

Heather Nymph

Heather Nymph

Hook - Mustad 9671 size 10-12 or equivalent

Thread - Brown thread

Tail - Scarlet red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Bodu - Insect green rabbit fur or equivalent

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - 2 turns of soft grizzly hen hackle

This pattern is very useful during damsel fly hatches on lakes. It was originated by Fenton Roskelley of Spokane, Washington, in 1960.

Reference: Popular Fly Patterns by Terry Hellekson

Royal Bobesh

Weight the hook if desired. Not all czech nymphs are weighted

Tie in gold ribbing wire

Tie in scud back at the bend of the hook

Dub the body

Pull scud back over body

Rib body with gold wire and build a small thorax area with wraps of gold wire. Pick out dubbing for legs if desired

Tying Note

You can tie off the ribbing wire in front of the body, tie in some tinsel and wrap that tinsel for the same effect as the wire.