Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Jay Blue



Jay Blue

Hook - Wet fly style

Thread - White under floss; black head
Tail - Blue hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Blue floss or uni-stretch
Throat - Blue hackle fibers
Wing - Eurasian jay

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Fosnot



Fosnot

hook - wet fly style
body - yellow chenille
throat - blue hackle fibers
wing - slate goose/duck quill

Friday, July 20, 2018

Cinnamon and Gold



Cinnamon and Gold

Hook - Wet/nymph style
Thread - Tan
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Body – Gold embossed tinsel
Throat – Ginger hen hackle fibers
Wing - Cinnamon goose/duck wing feather

ABU Optic Streamers


Pin-Up 
(Red)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel
Body - Red floss
Throat - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Pin-Up 
(Silver)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Blue hackle fibers
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Pin-Up 
(Black)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers
Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Throat - Natural guinea fowl feather fibers
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Small silver bead chain



Playboy 
(Red)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel
Body - Red floss
Throat - Dyed blue guinea hen hackle fibers
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Playboy 
(Silver)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear; orange floss, front; black floss or wool
Throat - Black hackle fibers
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Playboy 
(Black)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear; orange floss, front; black floss or wool
Throat - Black hackle fibers
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Small silver bead chain


Streamtease 
(Red)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel
Body - Red floss
Throat - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Fox squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Streamtease 
(Silver)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Fox squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Streamtease 
(Black)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Throat - Dyed blue guinea hen hackle fibers
Wing - Fox squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Small silver bead chain


Callgirl 
(Red)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel
Body - Red floss
Throat - Dyed blue guinea fowl feather fibers
Wing - Dyed red gray squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Callgirl 
(Silver)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Mixed red & yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Dyed blue guinea hen hackle fibers
Wing - Fox squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Callgirl 
(Black)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel
Body - Black floss
Throat - Dyed blue guinea hen hackle fibers
Wing - Dyed red gray squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Small silver bead chain




Reference


Herb Johnson Special



Herb Johnson Special

Hook: Mustad 9575, #2
Thread: Grey
Tag: Silver Embossed Tinsel
Rib: Silver Embossed Tinsel
Body: Black yarn
Belly: White bucktail
Wing: Yellow bucktail topped with sparse purple bucktail
Sides: Magenta and light blue floss, as long as wing, with one strand of peacock herl
Head: Painted silver with yellow eye and black pupil

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Mighty Atom




Mighty Atom 

(Mike Martinek)(Art of Angling Journal)

Hook - Wet, nymph or casting streamer
Tail - Red floss or antron yarn, cut short
Body - Twisted copper wire
Wing - Orange and brown bucktail, sparse
Hackle - Orange, folded and pulled back as a collar
Head - Red thread with painted white eye and black pupil

Note: A "casting streamer" hook refers to a hook that is 3xl or 4xl long and in sizes #2-10 where a "streamer" or "trolling streamer" hook is 6xl, 8xl or longer, and usually in sizes #1-2

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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Gapen's Flick Fly Sreamer


Gapen's Flick Fly Streamer

Hook - Streamer style
Thread - Black
Weight - Optional
Tail assembly - #12 barrel swivel, .23 inch diameter split ring and size 00 colorado spinner blade
Tail assembly connection to hook shank - .015 diameter beadalon 7 strand wire
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Chenille in your choice of color 
Wing - 2 or 4 hackle tips - white, grizzly, brown, badger, red, yellow, orange etc
Collar - White, grizzly, brown, badger, red, yellow, orange etc