Marabou Centennial Smelt

Marabou Centennial Smelt

Hook - Mustad 94720, size 6-8

Thread - Black

Body - Copper Mylar Braid, wrapped around hook shank (I used oval copper tinsel)

Throat - White Marabou, to bend of hook.

Wing - 3 strands each of pearl, blue, and pink Crystal Flash, over which is a medium gray marabou plume. (I used rainbow crystal flash)

Topping - 4 or 5 peacock herls as long as wing.

Eyes - Painted white with black pupils

Galloup's BWO Nymph

Galloup's BWO Nymph

Hook - Nymph Style

Thread - Wine

Tail - Hungarian Partridge

Body - Blue Wing Olive Turkey Biot Quill - See below

Wing Case - Pheasant Tail

Gills/Flash - UV Pearl Ice Dub

Thorax - Peacock herl

Use the quill side of the feather for tying this fly

Traditional Wet Flies

Dark Hendrickson

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Wood duck flank

Body - Muskrat

Hackle - Dun hen

Wing - Wood duck flank

Dark Cahill

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Dark ginger or brown hackle fibers

Body - Muskrat

Hackle - Dark ginger or brown hackle

Wing - Wood duck flank

Light Cahill

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Light ginger or brown hackle fibers

Body - Natural buff red fox fur

Hackle - Light ginger or brown

Wing - Wood duck flank

Quill Gordon

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Natural dun hen hackle fibers

Body - Stripped peacock eye quill

Hackle - Natural dun hen

Wing - Wood duck flank

The Classic Wet Fly Box - Mike Valla