Undertaker's Wife

Undertaker's Wife

Category - Salmon

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Fluorescent green and chineses red (or fluorescent fire orange) uni stretch

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Green highlander uni yarn

Throat - Yellow hen hackle

Wing - Gray squirrel tail (or gray fox) over gold or copper krystal flash

Tom Jones (Beadhead Variation)

Tom Jones (Beadhead Variation)

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 8

Bead - Gold

Thread - Black

Tag - Red uni stretch

Tail - Black squirrel tail

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Olive chenille 

Wings - Olive marabou

When viewed from a fishy perspective it seems to imitate scuds (freshwater shrimp), damsels, stick caddis etc.

The Tom Jones must be a Welsh fly – right?  Wrong! It is as Aussie as Fosters and it has a very long history in its native Australia.  It was developed in 1971/1972 by a English ex-pat called John Lanchester who was a member of the Southern Fly Fishers

Woodstock

Woodstock

Hook – Scud style, size 14-20

Bead – Black nickel

Thread – Olive

Tail – Lemon wood duck

Ribbing – Copper wire

Body – Tying thread

Thorax – Synthetic peacock dubbing

Mayhem Midge

Mayhem Midge

Hook – Mustad R30-94833 (or equivalent), size 10-18

Thread – Olive

Tail – Brown antron yarn

Ribbing – Olive wire

Body - Tying thread

Wing case – Tan foam

Legs – Brown antron yarn (extension of the tail and pulled back for legs)

Thorax - Brown synthetic dubbing

American River Special

American River Special

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Mustad R74-9672, size 4 - 12

Weight - Lead/non lead wire

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Stripped peacock herl and counterwrap with fine gold wire

Body - Green chenille or yarn

Hackle - Black dry fly quality

Head - Fine black chenille

Reference - Fly Tyer Pattern Bible (Volume 6 - Issue 4)

McGee

McGee

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Yellow

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Butt - Yellow chenille

Body - Peacock herl twisted around tying thread into a herl chenille

Wing - Black guinea feather fibers

Hackle - Brown hen

Head - Yellow chenille

Reference - Fly Tyer Pattern Bible (Volume 6 - Issue 2)

Mike's Sign

Mike's Sign

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Black

Tar - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Orange hackle fibers

Body - Rear half - Orange uni yarn ribbed with oval gold tinsel, Front half - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown furnace

Wing - Brown bucktail

Reference - Fly Tyer Pattern Bible (Volume 3 - Issue 4)

Old English Iron Blue Dun

Old English Iron Blue Dun

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Black

Tail - Red golden pheasant breast feather or red hackle

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Muskrat dubbing or gray yarn

Hackle - Black hen

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Reference - Fly Tyer Pattern Bible (Volume 2 - Issue 2)

Yellow Venison

Yellow Venison

Hook - Mustad L87-3665A, size 2-4-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Red hackle fibers

Wing - Yellow bucktail

Topping - Black guinea fowl

Ferry Canyon

Ferry Canyon

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Black

Tail - Purple hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Orange and purple uni yarn

Throat - Purple hackle fibers or marabou

Wing - Purple marabou over red and pearl krystal flash

Umpqua Perly-bou

Umpqua Perly-bou

Hook - Up eye salmon hook

Thread - Red

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Bill's body braid - pearl

Wing - White marabou and pearl crystal flash

Collar - Red hackle

Carmichael Indispensable

Carmichael Indispensable

Bob Carmichael [1940s]

Hook - Mustad 94845, #12-26

Thread - Black

Tail - Moose body hair

Abdomen - Yellow thread, floss, uni stretch etc

Thorax - Pink dubbing

Wings - Grizzly hen hackle tips

Hackle - Grizzly

Montana Brassie

Montana Brassie

Category - Sockeye

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Color to match

Body - Your favorite colored wire

Wing - White or color to match the wire

Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

Steelhead

Tag - Flat gold tinsel (Optional)

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Butt - Peacock herl

Body - Oval gold tinsel

Collar - Brown saddle hackle

Wing - Red fox squirrel tail

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

Butcher

Butcher

Category- Winter Steelhead

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Black

Tail - Red bucktail

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Collar - Black hackle

Wing - Black bucktail

Letort Hopper

Letort Hopper

Hook - Curved style

Thread - Yellow

Body - Dubbing in your choice of color

Wing - Mottled turkey and deer hair

Head - Deer hair, trimmed

Darbee's Stonefly Nymph

Darbee’s Stonefly Nymph

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Brown 

Tail - Two pheasant tail fibers

Rib: Brown monofilament or uni stretch

Abdomen - Amber/golden stone dubbing

Wing cases - Two split jungle cock eyes

Thorax - Amber/golden stone dubbing

Legs - Partridge or grouse.

Doculator

Doculator

Hook – Straight or curved style

Thread – Yellow

Ribbing – Black holographic tinsel

Body – Yellow foam

Wing – Deer or elk hair

Bullet head – Yellow foam

Hackle - Grizzly

Chernobyl Ant Variation

Chernobyl Ant Variation

MAK Variation

Hook - 3XL style

Thread - Black

Tail/Butt - Krystal flash

Underbody - Synthetic Peacock dubbing

Body - Black foam

Legs - Rubber legs

Sighter - Red, orange, hot orange antron yarn, yarn, mcflylon etc

Olive Balloon Caddis

Olive Balloon Caddis

Hook - Dry fly style
Thread - Olive
Tail - Amber antron yarn
Ribbing - Opal mirage tinsel
Body - Olive dubbing
Wing - Bleached elk hair or  natural deer hair
Head - Olive foam
Thorax - Olive dubbing

GFA (General Foam Attractor) Hopper

GFA (General Foam Attractor) Hopper

Hook - Curved dry fly style

Thread - Tan

Underbody - Peacock herl

Body - 2mm foam - tan - shaped with cutter or scissors

Wing - Bleached elk hair

Indicator Strip - 2mm foam - pink

Legs - Medium round rubber legs - knotted if you prefer

Tie this in different colors - Olive, brown, black, green etc.

Indicator strip can be pink, orange, white, yellow, chartreuse etc.

Woodchuck Wing Streamer/Nymph

Woodchuck Wing Streamer/Nymph

Hook - Streamer - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Hook - Nymph - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Teal feather fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Bill's body braid - silver
Throat - Red guinea fibers
Wing - Woodchuck

White Lightning

White Lightning

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Tag - Yellow floss or uni stretch

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss or uni stretch

Throat - Orange hackle fibers

Wing - White calf tail

Ray's Red

Ray's Red

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Orange

Tag - Rose colored yarn

Tail - Orange floss

Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel

Wing - Red fox squirrel

I guess it gets its name from the wing material. No other "red" in the pattern.

Beast

Beast

Category - Salmon

Hook- Any 4XL streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Orange bucktail

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Wing - Orange bucktail

Hackle - Orange

Ecum Seeker

Ecum Seeker

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle

Body - Embossed silver tinsel and peacock herl

Throat - Yellow hackle

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Mint Brook Special

Mint Brook Special

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tag - Orange uni stretch or floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl or black peacock herl

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange uni stretch or floss

Throat - Yellow hackle

Wing - White bucktail

Verdict

Verdict

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel and rose-colored yarn

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Black uni stretch

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Hackle - Hot orange

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Mesmerizer

Mesmerizer

Category - Salmon

Hook - Long shank nymph/streamer style

Thread - Black 

Tail - Pearl krystal flash (or substitute flash material)

Shellback - Pearl krystal flash (or substitute flash material)

Hackle - Black, palmered up length of body

Body - Fluorescent green uni stretch

Legs - Pearl krystal flash (or substitute flash material), shellback doubled back and evenly distributed on both sides of the hook shank 

CBC(Come By Chance) Green Machine

CBC(Come By Chance) Green Machine

Category - Salmon

Hook - Mustad R74-9672

Thread - Green

Tag - Flat gold tinsel and green uni stretch

Body - Green uni yarn

Hackle - Brown (tied on behing the eye and wrapped to the bend and secured with tying thread)

The CBC (Come By Chance) Green Machine is a version of the original green machine but instead of using spun and trimmed deer hair for the body this one is tied with green yarn. This is an excellent Atlantic Salmon fly and tied in smaller sizes is also very effective for sea trout.

Polar White

Polar White

Category - Salmon

Hook- Salmon style

Thread – White underbody, black head

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – White floss or uni stretch

Wing – *Polar bear

Hackle – White

*If polar bear is not available, substitute with any white hair you have on hand

Coachman

Coachman

Category - Salmon, steelhead, sea trout etc

Hook - Salmon fly style

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl reinforced around a tag end of tying thread

Wing - White calf tail

Hackle - Brown hen

Blue Butt - Silver Rib

Blue Butt - Silver Rib

Category - Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Butt - Blue chenille

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black uni stretch

Throat - Black hen hackle

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Extended Body Mayfly

Extended Body Mayfly

Reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dCCw-Xh204