Heckham Green

Heckham Green

Hook - Nymph/wet fly style

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Olive uni stretch

Wing - Barred teal

Hackle - Brown hen

Reference - Forgotten Flies - Schmookler & Sils

Riley

Riley

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel and black uni stretch

Body - White uni yarn

Throat - Dyed brown hackle fibers

Wing - Barred teal

Yellow Bucktail Hairwing

Yellow Bucktail Hairwing

Hook – Streamer style

Thread - Yellow

Body – Flat gold tinsel

Ribbing - Silver wire

Throat - Yellow marabou

Wing - Yellow bucktail over yellow marabou

Head - Yellow and black thread

Connecticut River Dick

Connecticut River Dick

Hook - 6X long streamer hook

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Body - Peacock herl wound into a rope to make a full/heavy looking body

Wing - Yellow bucktail, short enough so that it will not catch under the hook

Topping - A very small clump of lemon wood duck flank, nearly as long as the bucktail

Shoulder - Strip of red goose cheek, slim and nearly as long as the wing. The original called for turkey feather

Cheek - Jungle cock

Originator also used red and yellow heads

Luzerne

Luzerne

Hook - Wet/Nymph style

Thread - Black

Body - Claret/Wine floss or uni-stretch

Wing - Mallard flank
Hackle - Dyed black hen

Norm Wood Special

Norm Wood Special

Hook – Curved style

Thread - Orange

Rib - Fine gold wire

Body – Dubbing; Golden Stone

Hackle - Brown hackle

Wing - Calf tail – tan, root beer (depicted above), or “Norm Wood” color

Hackle - Brown hackle

Thorax - Same as body

Legs - Brown round rubber (optional)

You may use undersized hackle or trim the hackle to ensure it floats flat on the water. The calf tail holds the fly in the film, allowing the body to float flush or slightly sunken below the water surface

Emerger

Emerger

Hook - Dry fly style

Thread - White, tan, yellow etc

Body - Dubbing - yellow, olive, tan etc

Wing - Sandwich of cdc-z-lon-cdc

Goddard Caddis

Goddard Caddis

Hook – Mustad 94840

Thread - Tan

Body - Deer hair, spun, flared and trimmed

Antennae - Brown hackle quill or monofilament (pictured)

Hackle - Brown 

Elk Hair Caddis

Elk Hair Caddis

Hook - Dry fly style

Thread - Tan

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Dubbing

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Elk Hair

Wright's Royal

Wright's Royal 

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Peacock herl and red floss

Wing - Deer or elk hair

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - Coachman brown

X-Caddis

X-Caddis

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Tan

Shuck - Z-lon 

Body - Dubbing 

Wing - Deer hair

Opal Caddis

Opal Caddis

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Tan

Tail/shuck - Z-lon 

Body - Flat opal tinsel

Wing - Deer or elk hair

Puterbaugh Caddis (Variation)

Puterbaugh Caddis (Variation)

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Tan

Body - 2mm foam strip

Under body - Dubbing

Wing - Elk hair

Hackle - Grizzly

Iris Caddis

Iris Caddis

Hook - Dry fly style

Thread - Tan

Shuck - Zelon

Abdomen - Dubbing, natural or dyed

Wing - Amber, white or dun Zelon

Thorax - Dubbing, natural or dyed

Northern Girl

Northern Girl

Hook - Curved

Thread - Wine

Rib - Copper wire

Body - Hares Ear

Back/Tail - Section of pink yarn, tied in ahead of the body, then pulled back & held in place over the top of the hook shank while the rib is wound forward over it – trim to a short ‘tail’

Hackle - Furnace hen

Foam Ant

Foam Ant

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Black fettucine foam strip

Legs - Dyed black hackle

CBC Midge

CBC Midge

Hook - Straight, curved or jig style

Bead - Brass or tungsten

Thread - Black

Butt - Copper tinsel

Body - Thread

Rainbow Warrior

Rainbow Warrior

Hook – Curved style

Bead - Silver Tungsten, sized to hook

Thread - Red

Tail - Pheasant Tail Fibers

Abdomen – Medium pearl tinsel

Wing case - Stub end of pearl tinsel from abdomen

Thorax - Wapsi Sow Scud Dubbing, Rainbow

Brass Hat

Brass Hat

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed yellow calf tail

Body - Brass colored wire*

Mid wing - White bucktail**

Front Wing - Dyed black over dyed yellow bucktail**

* Copper wire is an acceptable substitute for brass wire. I used Hot Yellow ultra wire above

** Wings should be cocked upward at approximately 40 - 50 degrees

Originated by Peter J Schwab between the mid 1920's and the mid 1940's

Orange Steelheader

Orange Steelheader

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail and wings - Dyed orange bucktail

Body - Gold bill's body braid

Thvera Blue

Thvera Blue

Category – Atlantic Salmon

Hook – Single or double salmon style

Thread – White under body; black head

Tip – Oval silver tinsel

Tag – Yellow uni-stretch

Tail – Dyed yellow hackle fibers

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Blue uni-stretch

Throat – Dyed blue hackle fibers

Wing – Dyed blue squirrel tail

Skunk

Skunk

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Throat - Black hackle fibers

Wing - White calf tail

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Lightning Bug

Lightning Bug

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Red antron yarn

Tag - Fluorescent green uni stretch

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Throat - Dyed black hen fibers

Wing - Dyed black calf tail

Red Moose

Red Moose

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Chartreuse

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel; rear body only

Body - Peacock herl and red uni yarn

Wing - Moose body hair

Cow Dung

Cow Dung

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - 50% olive floss; 50% beige floss

Throat - Dyed brown hen hackle

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Daddy's Girl

Daddy's Girl

Category - Atlantic Salmon/Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Green uni floss

Throat - Dyed blue hen hackle

Wing - Dyed black calf tail

Pink Lady

Pink Lady

Category - Atlantic Salmon 

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - White underbody; black head

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Hot pink uni stretch

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - White calf tail

Gray Marlow

Gray Marlow

Hook - Wet/nymph style

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Red floss

Hackle - Grizzly hen

Bourrach

Bourrach

Category - Atlantic Salmon/Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Dyed blue hackle tip tied flat

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Dyed blue hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed yellow bucktail

Purple McBain

Purple McBain

Category – Atlantic Salmon/Steelhead/Trout/Sea Trout

Hook - Single/double salmon style

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold wire

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Purple uni stretch

Throat - Dyed purple hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed black over dyed yellow squirrel tail

Black Brahan

Black Brahan

Atlantic Salmon/Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Dyed yellow squirrel tail

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Red krystal flash

Throat - Dyed black hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail

Fast Eddie

Fast Eddie

Category - Atlantic Salmon/Steelhead

Hook - Single or double salmon style

Thread - Red

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Throat - Dyed orange hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed green over dyed yellow squirrel tail

Autumn Twilight

Autumn Twilight

Category - Hairwing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tip – Oval gold tinsel

Ribbing – Oval Gold tinsel

Body – 50% purple uni stretch, 50% black uni stretch

Wing – Dyed black squirrel tail

Hackle – Kingfisher blue

Butcher

Butcher

Hook - Wet/nymph style

Thread - White under the body, black head

Tail - Scarlet quill sections

Ribbing - Yellow floss

Body - Scarlet floss

Hackle - Badger

Not to be confused with the English "Butcher" fly pattern

InVader

InVader

Category - Hairwing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tip - Silver wire

Body - Black holographic tinsel

Throat - Dyed red bucktail

Wing - Dyed black calftail

Yellowbeard

Yellowbeard

Category - Hairwing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Black holographic tinsel

Body - Oval gold tinsel

Beard/throat - Dyed yellow calf tail

Wing - Dyed black calf tail

Oddball

Oddball

Category - Hairwing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Tag - Orange uni stretch

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black/camel uni yarn

Throat - Peacock sword fibers

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Player

Player

Category - Hairwing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Orange

Tip - Oval copper tinsel

Tail - Dyed orange hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval copper tinsel

Body - Salmon color uni yarn

Throat - Dyed orange hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed orange squirrel tail