Friday, August 30, 2019

Unknown Salmon/Steelhead Flies

I was in the process of doing an inventory of flies I tied but had not bagged and tagged them yet when I came across these flies. I tied these flies sometime between late 2019 and the present. 
I honestly don't remember which of the many books I have on salmon & steelhead flies they came from or if I found them on a website on the world wide web.
It must have been a senior moment or CRS (can't remember shit) syndrome.


Unknown #1

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Orange
Tail - Dyed yellow hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown



Unknown #2

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Peacock sword fibers
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Black floss or uni-stretch
Wing - Red fox squirrel tail
Hackle - Grizzly



Unknown #3

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Wing - Gold crystal flash under dyed black squirrel tail



Unknown #4

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Peacock sword fibers
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Black floss or uni-stretch
Wing - Red fox squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock sword fibers


Unknown #5

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Fluorescent green yarn
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel tinsel
Body - Black Yarn
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail
Throat - Dyed yellow hackle fibers


Unknown #6

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Body - Oval silver tinsel
Wing - Dyed orange squirrel tail
Throat - Dyed green hackle fibers

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Poodle Dog


Poodle Dog

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Black chenille divided by flst silver tinsel
Hackle - White
Wing - White bucktail

Reference - Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies - Trey Combs

Tarnished Silver



Tarnished Silver

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Flat copper and silver tinsel, half and half
Wing - Red fox squirrel tail
Throat - Black hackle fibers

Earl's Fly


Earl's fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Chartreuse antron
Tail - Chartreuse antron
Body - Peacock oval tinsel
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail
Hackle - Dyed black wound as a collar


Scarlet Ibis (Bucktail)


Scarlet Ibis [Bucktail]

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Red floss
Hackle - Red
Wing - Red bucktail

Reference - Steelhead Fly Fishing & Flies - Trey Combs

Spring Favorite


Spring Favorite

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style
Thread - White
Tail - Red calf tail
Butt - Green wool
Body - Red chenille
Hackle - Red
Wing - Orange calf tail over strands of orange crystal flash
Head - Red (color white thread with red marker)
UV Resin

Reference - Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Red Squirrel Hairwing


Red Squirrel Hairwing

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Body - Oval gold tinsel
Throat - Dyed red hackle fibers
Wing - Red fox squirrel tail
Eyes - Painted black over yellow
UV Resin coated head

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Tiger Bug



Tiger Bug

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style
Thread - Black
Tail - Grizzly hackle tips
Ribbing - Gold Wire
Body - Gray dubbing or yarn
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge

Reference - Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

Steelhead Coachman



Steelhead Coachman

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style
Thread - Orange
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat oval gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White calf tail
UV Resin

Red Wing Blackbird


Red Wing Blackbird

Steelhead

Hook - Eagle Claw 1197G or equivalent, sizes 4 & 6

Thread - Red

Tail - A single strand of red holographic tinsel overlain with a clump of dyed red rooster saddle hackle fibers.

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Small black chenille

Wing - Dyed red Arctic fox tail or bucktail, with three strands of red holographic tinsel

Hackle - Dyed red rooster saddle feather


Publicover


Publicover

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tip - Silver wire
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body – Red seals fur or substitute dubbing
Wing – Fox squirrel tail
Hackle – White tied on as a collar and tied back

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson

Whalen Galen


Whalen Galen

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Yellow
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail: Red dyed hackle fibers
Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel
Body - Light gray rabbit fur or equivalent
Wing - Gray squirrel
Hackle - Light blue, collar style

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Tobique


Tobique

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail: Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel
Butt - Fluorescent green wool 1/3 hook shank
Body - Black wool yarn
Throat: Dyed yellow hackle fibers
Wing: Red fox squirrel

Reference - Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Boxcar


Boxcar

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag: Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Peacock herl
Wing - White calf tail
Hackle - Brown

Monday, August 26, 2019

Sunny Day


Sunny Day

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag: Oval gold tinsel
Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel
Body: Orange floss
Throat/Hackle: Dyed yellow hackle fibers
Wing: Grey squirrel

                   Reference - Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Redeemer


Redeemer

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag: Oval gold tinsel
Tip: Yellow floss
Tail: Dyed yellow hackle fibers
Butt: Fluorescent blue floss
Body: Embossed gold tinsel
Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel
Throat/Hackle: Guinea hen
Wing: Grey squirrel

Reference - Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Nepisiguit Grey



Nepisiguit Grey

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag: Oval gold tinsel
Tip: Yellow floss
Tail: Golden pheasant tippet over crest
Butt: Peacock herl
Body: Gray muskrat underbody fur
Ribbing: Oval gold tinsel
Throat/Hackle: Grizzly hackle 
Wing: Black bear

Reference - Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom



John Olin



John Olin

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Red
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Wing - Black bear hair
Throat - Black hackle fibers

Hairy Mary


Hairy Mary

Hook - Gamakatsu
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Wing - Pine or fox squirrel tail (red phase squirrel tail)
Throat - Dyed blue hackle fibers

Reference - Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Green Charm


Green Charm

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Green floss
Wing - Dyed green greyish monkey hair or dyed green squirrel tail

Reference - Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom


Green Charm

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel. 
Tail - Yellow hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Green floss
Hackle - Yellow hen hackle barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Dyed green gray squirrel tail tied low over the body

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Gorgeous George


Gorgeous George

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver wire

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Black floss

Wing - Grey squirrel tail

Throat hackle - Orange, collar style


Reference - Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Charbell



Charbell

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black
Body - Black dubbing, flat silver tinsel and black dubbing
Wing - Moose body hair


Reference - Fish Flies Volume Two - Terry Hellekson

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Roach River Robber



Roach River Robber

Hook - Daiichi 2340 or equivalent, size 8
Thread - Black
Body - Chinese red uni-stretch
Throat - Natural deer hairs (sparse)
Wing - Gray Squirrel tail hair
Eyes - Painted black over white (optional)

Originated by Dan Legere



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

Saturday, August 24, 2019

Hoot Smith Special


Hoot Smith Special

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent pink wool
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Head - Black

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies (Page 125) - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Nymbeet



Nymbeet 
(Stuart Napier)

Hook - Mustad 3906/3906B
Thread - Black.
Tail - Small bunch of black cock hackle equaling the hook length.
Back - A strip of black crow wing or substitute, doubled over lengthways and reaching almost halfway down the sides of the fly, tied in by the tip end.
Body - The original dressing has an underbody of black marabou silk, wrapped with a strip of clear plastic from a particular washing up pot cleaner. Clear Vinyl Rib or Nymph Rib can be substituted. They are three times thicker, so the underbody can be eliminated.
Hackle - Two turns of black cock, the fibers the same length as shank (leave full, not gathered underneath into a throat style).

Reference - Fly Anglers Online (FAOL) Archive

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/oldflies/part250.php

Friday, August 23, 2019

Llama



Llama

Hook - Mustad 3665A
Thread - Black
Tail - Grizzly hackle fibers
Body - Red floss or uni stretch
Ribbing - Medium gold tinsel
Wing - Woodchuck guard hairs
Collar - Grizzlyy
Eyes - Black over white

Can be tied using black, white, yellow, orange, green floss or uni stretch

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils