Mole Fly

Mole Fly

Originator - Charlie Craven

Hook - Mustad CO68, Size 18-24

Thread - Gray 

Wing - Natural Mallard CDC - Gray

Body - Brown beaver dubbing

Grayback

Grayback

Hook - Mustad R50-94840 or Mustad 7957B, size 8-14

Thread - Black

Tail - Deer hair

Body - Orange or yellow chenille with deer hair pulled over the back and tied in at front

Hackle - Grizzly

Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson

A yellow body is preferred during hopper season and the orange body during stone fly hatches

Yup! Nothing more than a lazy mans humpy fly

Grizzly King Trude

 

Grizzly King Trude

Hook - Mustad 94840 or Mustad 7957B, size 8-14

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat Gold tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Fine flat gold tinsel

Body - Green floss

Wing - Deer hair tied over the body and extending to the middle of the tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson

Copper Demon

 

Copper Demon

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tail - Orange marabou

Underbody - Orange floss (for taper)

Body - Oval copper tinsel

Hackle - Hot orange as a wet fly collar and pulled down

Wing - Hot orange calf tail (to the end of tail)

Head - Solarez Bone Dry UV Resin

The Book of Fly Patterns - Eric Leiser

Serendipity

 

Serendipity

Ross Merigold - Originator

Hook - Curved scud, jig or straight nymph style 

Thread - Tan/brown

Body - Brown z-lon or antron yarn, twisted into a rope to provide segmentation

Wing/Head - Deer hair

The original was a brown color and deer hair, 

but can be tied in red, black, olive or your choice of color

$3 Dip

 

$3 Dip

A variation of Ross Merigold's Serendipity Fly Pattern

Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent, size 14-20

Bead - Gold brass or tungsten

Thread - Brown, olive, red, gray, black etc.

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Tying thread

Wing - Bleached elk hair, trimmed

Mercury Black Beauty Midge

 

Mercury Black Beauty Midge

 

Hook - Tiemco 101, size 16-24

Bead - Silver lined craft store seed bead

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Fine copper, gold or silver wire

Body - Tying thread

Thorax - Black dubbing

Bubble Back Midge

Bubble Back Midge

Bead - Silver lined glass seed bead, secured to the hook using fine silver wire inserted in the bead

Hook - Mustad CO68, size 18 or smaller

Thread - Black, red, olive, brown etc

Ribbing - Fine silver or gold wire

Body - Tying thread

Thorax - Dubbing

Manhattan Midge

Manhattan Midge

Hook - Mustad CO68, size 16 - 24

Bead - Silver lined craft store seed beads

Thread - Black, red, olive, brown etc

Ribbing - X-small or fine copper wire

Body - Tying thread

Wing - Pearl krystal flash or equivalent

Thorax - Peacock Herl

A Forrest Dorsey Fly Pattern

Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey

Sheepscot Special #2

Sheepscot Special #2

Category - Hairwing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Orange floss, short

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange floss

Throat - Furnace or brown hackle fibers

Wing - Red fox squirrel tail fibers

Head - Solarez Bone Dry UV Resin

The Book of Fly Patterns - Eric Leiser

Hardback Nymph

 

Hardback Nymph

Original book recipe

Category - Stonefly Nymph

Hook - Mustad R74-9672, size 6-12

Thread - Dark brown

Tail - Dark ginger hackle fibers

Ribbing - Black thread

Body - Pale green floss

Back - A coating of dark brown lacquer is applied to the back of the fly and allowed to dry to a hard glossy consistency (as many coats as necessary)

Hackle - Dark ginger hackle as a wet fly collar

Hardback Nymph

Updated recipe

Category - Stonefly Nymph

Hook - Mustad R74-9672, size 6-12

Thread - Black

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Ribbing - Black thread

Body - Pale green floss

Back - Brown antron yarn tied in at the bend of the hook and pulled forward after the completion of the body. The back is then coated with a thin layer of UV Resin and cured.

Hackle - Brown hackle as a wet fly collar

Head - Solarez Bone Dry UV Resin

Originated by Emil Grimm, this pattern has long been popular in the East

The Book of Fly Patterns - Eric Leiser

Flaming Tongue

 

Flaming Tongue

Category - Feather Wing Streamer

Hook – Mustad 9575, size 8

Head – Black

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Body – Gold bills body braid or gold embossed tinsel

Throat - Peacock sword fibers

Wing – Red over orange marabou

Head – Solarez Bone Dry UV Resin

Original pattern called for Kreinik Metallic Ribbon, Vatican Gold Hi-Luster (color# 102HL)

Green Weenie

 

Green Weenie

Category - Feather Wing Streamer

Hook - Mustad 9575, size 8

Thread - Black

Tail - Red yarn or antron yarn

Ribbing – Flat silver tinsel

Body – Green Highlander uni yarn

Throat - Red feather fibers

Wing - White marabou

Eyes – Painted red over white

Head – Solarez Bone Dry UV Resin

The naming of this fly and others with the same name is purely coincidental

Source – Internet photo

Ryer's Sockeye

 

Ryer's Sockeye

Steelhead

William Ryer Originator

Hook - Mustad 9575 or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tail - Red over yellow bucktail

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Orange Chenille

Wing - Red over yellow bucktail; length to end of tail

Head - Solarez Bone Dry UV Resin

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1000 patterns for the Construction of artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Buckskin Nymph

 

Chromie

 

Cream Caddis (Johnnie Come Lately)

 

Palomino Midge

 

Indian Streamer

 

Martinez Black Nymph

 

Nyerges Nymph

 

Woody's

 

Woody's

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black or red

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)

Head - Solarez Bone Dry UV Resin

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

Slim Jim

Slim Jim

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 8-12

Thread - UNI-thread 6/0 black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Rib - Flat silver or gold tinsel

Wing - Two thin grizzly neck hackles tied in as long as the body flared outward and up at a slight angle

Hackle - Grizzly

Body - Black, gray, red, brown, or orange floss

https://www.skinnymoose.com/wanderings/2011/05/07/the-mysterious-slim-jim-northern-maine%E2%80%99s-elusive-dry-fly/

Orange Burly

 

Orange Burly

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tail - Orange hackle fibers

Body - Rear half - Flat silver tinsel; Front half - Orange chenille

Hackle - Orange, palmered over front half of body only

Head - Solarez Bone Dry UV Resin

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

Feather Merchant

 

Feather Merchant

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Butt - Red uni stretch

Body - Peacock herl

Throat - Orange hackle fibers

Wing - Red calf tail

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphreys (1979)

Reflector Hare's Fur Nymph

 

Reflector Hare's Fur Nymph

Hook - Standard nymph style, #10-14

Thread - Tan

Eyes - Amber/brown glass beads

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing – Gold wire

Flash back - Large flat silver tinsel

Body - Hare's fur dubbing

Willy's Dragonfly

 

Willy's Dragonfly

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tip – Oval silver tinsel

Tag – Yellow uni stretch or floss

Tail – Red over yellow hackle fibers

Butt – Black ostrich herl, black peacock herl, black yarn, black dubbing, black chenille

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Emerald green floss

Throat – Green hackle fibers

Wing – Peacock sword herls

Little White Streamer

Little White Streamer

Hook - Straight eye streamer hook, size 8

Thread - White

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Pearl flat braid

Wing - White polar bear, bucktail, calf tail or goat hair under a small amount of gold and green flash

Throat - Red hackle fibers

Head - White with a small black dot to represent an eye

West Coast Hornet

 

West Coast Hornet

Category - Steelhead

Hook Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Butt - Green floss or uni stretch

Body - Black yarn or floss

Ribbing - Yellow micro chenille or yarn

Throat - Mallard flank dyed green

Wing - Chartreuse bucktail over yellow calf tail 

Collar - Green hackle

Coulee Killer

Coulee Killer (Pink Squirrel Variation)

Hook – Curved scud style, size 10-12

Bead - Black tungsten, brass or black glass bead

Thread - Hot fluorescent orange

Body - Yarn such as you would use for a Killer Bug. You could of course use other colors and go for a green or cream caddis larva, etc.

Thorax/Collar - Shrimp Pink Prism SLF, pink synthetic dubbing or pink wool yarn

Syl's Midge (Sylvester Nemes)

Syl's Midge (Sylvester Nemes)

Hook - Standard wet fly style

Thread - Black

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Hungarian partridge

Graphic Caddis

 

Graphic Caddis

Hook - Mustad C49S

Thread - Chartreuse and black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Abdomen - Clear micro-tubing

Legs - Hungarian partridge fibers

Antennae - Barred lemon wood duck 

Head - Natural gray ostrich herl or gray peacock herl

I ran out of ostrich herl so I substituted

Ungava

 

Ungava

Category - Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver wire

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Indigo blue floss

Wing - White polar bear or calf tail

Collar - Yellow hackle

Woven Stonefly

 

Woven Stonefly

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Weight (optional) - Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Orange or black

Tail and antennae - Rubber legs

Abdomen - Yellow or orange and black chenille, woven

Hackle - Brown

Thorax - Black chenille

Silver Monkey - Deer Hair

 

Silver Monkey - Deer Hair

Category - Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or choice

Thread -  Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail -  Golden pheasant crest

Butt -  Black ostrich herl

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Grizzly hackle barbs

Wing - Under wing is a strand of yellow under a strand of green floss topped with deer hair

Cheeks -Optional short JC nails, I omitted them on this fly

Reference - "Tying Atlantic Salmon and Spey Flies, - Silver Monkey, Fly Angler's OnLine "

Green Burlesque

Green Burlesque

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tag – Flat silver tinsel

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Green floss and synthetic peacock dubbing

Hackle – Black hen

Wing – White calf tail over green and pearl krystal flash

Dave's Favorite

 

Dave's Favorite

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Tail - Yellow calf tail

Body - Orange chenille

Throat - Yellow calf tail

Wing - Yellow over red calf tail

Author's Note

George Richey of Honor, Michigan, originated this pattern in 1967 and named it after his fishing companion and brother, Dave.

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

Crick

 

Crick

Tail - Black calf tail

Body - Rear third, fluorescent pink chenille; the front two-thirds, black chenille

Hackle - Sparse black calf tail tied in at the throat

Wing - White calf tail tied over the body, with an overwing of black calf tail

Author's Note

George Richey of Honor, Michigan, originated this pattern.

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

Jungle-berg

Jungle-berg

A play on a Hornberg

Hook - Mustad R74-9672, size 8-14

Thread - Black

Body - Flat gold or silver tinsel

Outer - Wing - Matched Jungle cock side feathers

Cheeks - Jungle cock nails

Hackle - Brown and grizzly hackle

Parts & Proportions

 

Hossana

 

Hossana

Montana Nymph Variant

Finland

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9676 or equivalent

Weight - Lead free wire

Thread - Black

Tail - Coq de Leon hackle barbs (black rooster, moose, deer can be also used)

Body - Peacock herl

Wing case - Peacock herl

Hackle - Black rooster

Thorax - Yellow antron (+ red, pink, green, chartreuse are most commonly used)

Darling

Darling

Category - Salmon

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tip – Flat gold tinsel 

Tag - Fluorescent orange floss

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – Black uni yarn

Hackle – Brown/furnace at throat

Wing – Dyed red squirrel tail

Reference - Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies

Bouncer

 

Bouncer

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Butt - Fluorescent orange yarn (Danville Depth Ray)

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black uni yarn

Throat - Orange hackle fibers

Wing - Yellow bucktail

Reference - Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies

Jezebel

 

Jezebel

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 4

Thread - Black

Tail - Barred wood duck flank

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - White yarn, uni yarn etc

Hackle - Light brown, long and soft, sparse, beard

Wing - Gray squirrel tail*

Cheeks - Jungle cock

*Book recipe calls for the wing to be "small bunch of shorter gray squirrel tail over longer, larger bunch of same"

I simplified the wing with one bunch of squirrel tail

Reference - Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies and Forgotten Flies

Dan'l Boone

 

Dan'l Boone

Bar har on a bar hook

Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies

Gold Wire Soft Hackle

Gold Wire Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B, 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Gold wire

Hackle - Hungarian Partridge

Black and Silver Soft Hackle

 

Black and Silver Soft Hackle

Hook - Standard wet fly style

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Black wire

Hackle - Hungarian Partridge

Elsie Darbee's March Brown Nymph

 

Elsie Darbee's March Brown Nymph

Hook – Standard wet fly style

Thread – Black

Tail – Mallard flank fibers

Back – Pheasant tail

Ribbing – Tan silk, floss etc

Body – Blend of light and dark hares’ ear

Hackle – Hungarian partridge

Dwarf Sucker

 

Dwarf Sucker

Category - Streamer

Hook - Mustad R79-94720 #6
Thread - White under the body, black for the head
Tail - Brown hackle fibers
Body - Salmon pink floss
Rib - Flat silver tinsel
Belly - White bucktail
Throat - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Brown bucktail under peacock herl
Cheek - Jungle cock 

Source: A Further Guide to Fly Dressing; John Veniard (Pg 235)

Garth

Garth

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Hackle - Grizzly palmered

Body - Hot orange chenille

Wing - Moose hair

Author's Note

Bob Arnold of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern.

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

1964 Chevrolet Station Wagon Streamer

 

1964 Chevrolet Station Wagon Streamer

Hook - Mustad R74-9672, size 10

Thread - Black

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Body - Cinnamon wool yarn

Wing - Red fox squirrel tail

Reference