White Ghost

White Ghost Marabou Wing

Hook: 6xl – 8xl streamer

Thread: Black

Tail: Yellow hackle fibers

Rib: Oval silver tinsel

Body: Flat silver tinsel

Throat: Yellow hackle fibers

Wing: White marabou

Barbara Cotton (Variant)

Barbara Cotton

Smelt Imitation

Hook - 6xl - 8xl streamer

Thread - Black

Tail - Hot pink rabbit fur

Tag - Red thread

Underbody - Pearl braid, wrapped

Body - Small silver mylar piping

Throat - Golden pheasant crest

Topping - 6 strands of peacock herl

Cheek - Large jungle cock eyes

Notes: Originated by Kenneth Welch of Concord, New Hampshire. This fly was named for Mrs Barbara Cotton of Laconia who, with her husband Mert, has operated the Opechee Trading Post for 50 years. The fly was the first-place entry in a fly-tying competition sponsored by the New Hampshire Flyfishers' Association in 1995.

Variation: Not having every recipe item on hand, I used pink calf tail, silver holographic piping and yellow hackle for the original recipe items.

Barbara Cotton, Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire Master Angler (lake-winnipesaukee-travel-guide.com)

Royal Coachman

Royal Coachman Marabou Wing

(Variant)

Hook - 6xl – 8xl streamer

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Aft body - Peacock herl

Mid body - Red twisted wire

Fore body - Peacock herl

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - White Marabou

Montreal Whore

Montreal Whore

Hook - 4xl - 6xl streamer

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Flat/embossed silver tinsel

Body - Fluorescent orange yarn

Underwing - Red and blue bucktail, separate or mixed (depicted)

Wing - White marabou
Painted eyes (optional) - Black over white

Reference - Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Roach River Robber

Roach River Robber

Originated by Dan Legere

HOOK: 6xl streamer

THREAD: Black

BODY: Red Uni-stretch, yarn, floss etc

THROAT: Natural brown deer back hairs (sparse)

WING: Gray Squirrel tail hair

Variant = 3 Strands of twisted red ultra wire for the body

Moosehead Belle

Moosehead Belle

Hook: 6xl - 8xl streamer

Thread: 6/0 red

Tail: Yellow hackle fibers

Body: Red Floss

Rib: Medium flat silver tinsel

Throat: Yellow hackle fibers

Under wing: Mallard dyed Ginger

Wing:White marabou