Monday, February 24, 2020

J's Kicker Frog



J's Kicker Frog

Hook - Mustad CK52S
Popper - Blockhead foam popper
Thread - Yellow
Kicker Legs - Hollow foam lure making floats and yellow rubber legs
Miscellaneous acrylic paint, adhesive and uv resin

From a photo on the internet

I used a different popper head than the original so i guess that makes it a variant

okay stop laughing :)

Caddis Emerger


Caddis Emerger

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Body - Dyed green 12-pound fly line backing
Legs - Hackle fibers
Wing - CDC Feathers
Head - Sybai spectra flash dubbing

Caddis Larvae



Caddis Larvae

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Body - Dyed green 12-pound fly line backing
Legs - Hackle fibers (partridge, grizzly, brown, black etc.
Head – Peacock herl or peacock dubbing

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Black O’Lindsay



Black O’Lindsay

Tail - Dyed brown & blue hackle hibers
Body - Yellow uni yarn
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Throat - Dyed brown & blue hackle hibers
Underwing - Peacock sword
Wing - Mallard flank

Wintel's Western Special



Wintel's Western Special

Category - Steelhead

Tail - Deer hair
Body - Black chenille
Collar - Grizzly hackle

Friday, February 21, 2020

Pheasant Tail Style Nymphs


Pheasant Tail Style Nymphs

Red

Tail - Dyed red pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Copper wire
Abdomen - Dyed red pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Dyed red pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl

Turkey

Tail - Turkey tail fibers
Ribbing - Copper wire
Abdomen - Turkey tail fibers
Wing case - Turkey tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl

Condor 

Tail - Gray condor feather fibers
Ribbing - Copper wire
Abdomen - Gray condor feather fibers
Wing case - Gray condor feather fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl

Mallard 

Tail - Mallard flank feather fibers
Ribbing - Copper wire
Abdomen - Mallard flank feather fibers
Wing case - Mallard flank feather fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl

Tan Pheasant Tail


Tan Pheasant Tail

Tail - Dyed tan pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Copper wire
Abdomen - Dyed tan pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Dyed tan pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Uni stretch

Uni stretch colors top to bottom

Chinese Red
Yellow 
Orange

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Black Pheasant Tail



Black Pheasant Tail

Tail - Dyed black pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Copper wire
Abdomen - Dyed black pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Dyed black pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Bleached and dyed peacock herl

Bleached and dyed peacock herl colors top to bottom

Blue Wing Olive
Muskrat Gray
Caddis Green
Purple
Dark Tan
Ginger

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Black Gordon


Black Gordon

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear 1/3 - red floss, front 2/3 - black floss

Hackle - Black

Wing - Black bucktail

Hairwing and Tube Flies for Salmon and Steelhead - Chris Mann

Monday, February 17, 2020

Royal Coachman Bucktail


Royal Coachman Bucktail

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Gold wire (optional)
Royal body segments - Peacock herl, Red uni stretch, Peacock herl
Throat - Brown hackle
Wing - White bucktail

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Green and Red Ass Bastards


Green Ass Bastard

Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Dyed black hackle fibers
Butt - Fluorescent green uni yarn
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black uni yarn
Throat - Dyed black hackle fibers
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail


Red Ass Bastard

Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Dyed brown hackle fibers
Butt - Red uni yarn
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Brown uni yarn
Throat - Dyed brown hackle fibers
Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Friday, February 14, 2020

The Tang




The Tang

Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Collar - Grizzly hen hackle

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Stop


Stop

Atlantic Salmon Fly

Tail - Dyed red golden pheasant tippets
Body - Red holographic tinsel overwrapped with red v-rib
Throat - Dyed brown hackle fibers
Wing - Bronze mallard or dyed brown mallard flank (pictured)
Head - Peacock herl

Originator - Frank Guimond

Orvert


Orvert

Atlantic Salmon Fly

Tail - Dyed black hackle fibers and a short tuff of chartreuse floss
Body - Flat green tinsel overwrapped with yellow v-rib
Throat and wing - Multiple strand of chartreuse floss about half body long
Head - Peacock herl or synthetic peacock color dubbing

Originator - Frank Guimond

Max Canyon


Max Canyon

Tail - Small mixture of orange and white calftail

Body - Rear 1/3 orange, front 2/3 black wool
Rib - Gold or silver oval tinsel 
Hackle - Black saddle
Wing - 2/3 white and 1/3 orange calftail


Reference

Monday, February 10, 2020

Gorilla


Gorilla

Tail - Dyed black hackle fibers
Body - Black floss
Ribbing - Closely wound oval silver tinsel
Throat - Dyed black hackle fibers
Wing - Dark woodchuck hair

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies (Page 121) - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Green Widow



Green Widow

Hairwing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Ribbing - 5 turns of oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail
Hackle - Dyed green hen tied collar style

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Bill's Badger


Bill's Badger

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Throat Hackle - Small tuft of dark blue hackle fibers
Wing - Black and white tipped badger hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies (Page 105 & Color Plate 1) - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Friday, February 7, 2020

Liggett Special


Liggett Special

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Yellow over red over white bucktail or calf tail (pictured)
Eyes - Painted black over white

Black Drake Nymph


Black Drake Nymph

Weight - Lead or non-lead wire
Tail - Guinea hen hackle fibers
Body - Dark gray dubbing, wool, yarn, uni-yarn
Legs - Guinea hen hackle fibers
Wing - Black Marabou

Reference

Tying and Fishing the Fuzzy Nymphs - E H "Polly" Rosborough

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Garcia's Mother's Day Caddis


Garcia's Mother's Day Caddis

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Bead - Green glass seed bead
Abdomen - Black dubbing
Under wing - Pearl krystal flash, red krystal flash and pearl mirage strands
Over wing - Bleached elk hair
Hackle - Brown hackle

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Cream Caddis (Jonnie Come Lately)


Cream Caddis
(Jonnie Come Lately)

Originated by Jon Nelson

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent, size 14-18
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Gold wire
Body - Pale yellow wool or dubbed rabbit or synthetic
Thorax - Dubbed muskrat fur

Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Renegade Fox


Renegade Fox

Steelhead Fly

Tip - Oval gold tinsel
Rear hackle - Brown
Body - Peacock herl reinforced with tying thread
Wing - Fox squirrel tail
Front hackle - Substantial white hackle tied as a collar in the traditional steelhead fly style

Dead Chicken


Dead Chicken

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - White
Tail - Dyed red golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Yellow floss/uni-stretch
Collar - Grizzly hen

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Grey Catt



Grey Catt
Variation*

Steelhead Fly

Tag - Flat gold Tinsel
Tail - Dyed red hackle fibers*
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Uni yarn tan*
Hackle - Mottled hen hackle
Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Original Recipe