Recompentz

 

Recompentz

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Black uni stretch

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Black squirrel tail over black krystal flash

Sackville River Special

 

Sackville River Special

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Fluorescent green and red uni stretch

Body - Green bill's body braid

Throat - Yellow hackle over pearl krystal flash

Wing - Moose body hairs

Robin

Robin

Hook - Daiich 2370 or equivalent

Thread - Red

Body - Red floss

Rib - Embossed silver tinsel

Wing - Very sparse: White bucktail over which orange bucktail over which light green bucktail over which bright blue bucktail or mix bucktail

Topping - Peacock herl

Goldenhead

 

Goldenhead

Hook – Mustad L87-3665A, size 8 or equivalent

Thread – Black

Tag – Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Wing - Sparse white bucktail over which 2 brown neck hackles tied flat on top

Shoulder - Golden pheasant tippet tied flat on top

Eyes - Painted black over white

Rivergod Emerger

Rivergod Emerger

Hook -  Mustad R50-94840, size 12-20

Thread - Color too match the natural insect 

Tail - Wood duck flank fibers

Shuck - Hi-Viz Wing Material, 2/3 length of the tail 

Body - Natural or synthetic dubbing, uni stretch, floss, color to match the natural insect

Thorax - Natural or synthetic dubbing to match color of the insect

Wing - Dun Z-Lon 

This pattern was created by Dennis Potter, of Grand Rapids, Michigan around 1985 

The above photograph is of a Sulphur, Pale Morning Dun (PMD)

Seth Green

Seth Green

Hook - Mustad R50-94840, Size 12 

Thread - Black

Tail - Woodchuck 

Wing - Grizzly, tied spent 

Rib - Yellow uni stretch 

Body - Dark olive floss or uni stretch 

Hackle - Brown

Created by Clarence Roberts of Michigan back in the 1950s

Jim's Smelt

Jim's Smelt

Hook - Mustad R79-94720 9XL Streamer Hook

Thread - White and Black

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Gills - White thread colored with a red marker

Wing - Peacock herl over 5 strands each of mixed red, white, blue, yellow, lavender and purple bucktail,  and pearl krystal flash

Head - Black thread with yellow and black painted eyes

Original tying method required individual layers of bucktail colors but they would only mix together when wet. Individual layers will no longer be distinguishable.

Polar Commander

 

Polar Commander

Stonefly Imitation

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent, size 2-10

Thread - Orange

Tail – Ginger or light brown goose/turkey biots or hackle tips

Body – Orange, yellow, olive, gray etc. deer hair using crisscrossed windings of thread

Wing - Polar bear hair or substitute

Hackle – Brown & grizzly mixed

 

American Pie

 

American Pie

Hook - Mustad 94720 (9XL Streamer hook) or equivalent

Thread - White

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Body - White floss or uni stretch

Rib - Oval silver tinsel on either side of red floss or uni stretch

Throat - Red over blue hackle fibers over white bucktail

Wing - Red over blue over white bucktail

Egg Sucking Leech

 

Egg Sucking Leech

Hook - 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, streamer/nymph hook, sizes 6-12

Bead - Brass or tungsten orange bead

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Thread – Black or brown

Tail - Dark-brown marabou

Body - Fiery Brown Sybai Spectra Flash Dubbing or equivalent

Can also be tied in all black

Sponge Spider

 

Sponge Spider

Hook – Standard dry fly style, size 8-12

Thread - White flat waxed nylon

Tail/Legs – Tail and legs are made from one piece of rubber legs about 4 inches long

Over Body – White 3mm thick foam strip, hook gape wide [see examples below]

Body – Flat holographic tinsel in chartreuse, red, blue, gold, silver, black etc

The fly above is tied in a simple generic white and chartreuse color scheme

Try using different colors of foam, rubber legs and tinsel

Examples

Méditerraneé

 

Méditerraneé

[Quebec] Lucie Hallé

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Fine copper wire

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Fine copper wire

Body - Flat pearl tinsel

Wing - Black bear hair

Collar/throat - Black hen hackle

Head - Red lacquer

UV Resin

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner

Austin's Green

Austin’s Green 

Austin Clarke 

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tail - Green Highlander green hackle fibers

Body - Olive chenille

Throat - Green Highlander green hackle fibers

Wing - Green Highlander green calf tail

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner

Barbe Bleue

Barbe Bleue 

[Quebec] Alain Charette 

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel, fluorescent\green floss

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body -  Claret floss

Throat - Blue hen hackle

Wing - Red squirrel tail hair

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner

Odds & Ends

 

Odds & Ends

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Standard wet/nymph fly style, size 4

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Rib - Flat silver tinsel, wide, 1 long wrap

Body - Golden yellow wool

Wing: White bucktail

Hackle - Brown

UV Resin

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner

Forrest Powell

 

Forrest Powell 

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Orange or red

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Hot orange chenille

Wing - White bucktail

Hackle - Red

Dark Max Canyon

 

Dark Max Canyon

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - 1/3 orange & 2/3 black wool or yarn

Hackle - Black hen

Wing - Orange over black calf tail

UV Resin

Cummings

 

Cummings

Category - Steelhead

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Back 1/3 yellow floss/yarn, front 2/3 claret yarn

Wing - Brown Bucktail

Collar - Claret hen hackle

Clark's Stonefly

 

Clark's Stonefly

Hook - Curved style, size 4-8

Thread - Orange

Body - Flat/embossed gold tinsel

Underwing - Rust/burnt orange antron yarn

Wing - Deer hair

Hackle - Brown

Minch Stonefly

 

Minch Stonefly

(Matt Minch Originator)

Hook - Size 4-10, 4X long

Bead - Brass or tungsten bead and lead/lead free wire

Thread - Black

Tail - Brown marabou clipped short or tied short

Body - Flash chenille in black, yellow or olive

Thorax - Tan or pale brown dubbing

Hackle - Brown grizzly saddle hackle

Three Stones for the River | J Stockard Fly (jsflyfishing.com)

Waldo's 5 Cent Fly

 

Waldo’s Five-Cent Fly

Hook - Daiichi 1190, size 8

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Black floss

Wing - Pine squirrel tail, very short and sparse

Hackle - A few strands of black hackle tied as a beard

Rusty Duck

 

Rusty Duck 

(Trevor Tataczuk)

Category - Chironomid

Hook - Curved style, size 10-18

Gills - White uni stretch

Bead - Chironomid brown

Thread - Wood duck & rust brown

Rib - Gold wire

UV Resin

Renegade Shellback Nymph

Renegade Shellback Nymph

Category - Nymph

Hook - Mustad S80-3906, S82-3906B or equivalent

Thread - Black 

Tail (Optional) - 2-3 Wood duck fibers

Butt - Brown, ginger or olive hackle

Covert - Brownish turkey quill segment shell back

Body - Orange yarn

Thorax - Brown hackle

Fishing the Nymph- Jim Quick

Beats Me

 

Beats Me

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel over body #1 only

Body #1 - Hot pink uni stretch 

Hackle - Grizzly over body #2 only

Body #2 - Black chenille

Wing - White calf tail

Collar - Black hen hackle

Wyoming Renegade

 

Wyoming Renegade

Hook - Mustad 94840, 94845 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Fluorescent green, red, orange uni stretch

Tail - Deer hair

Ribbing - Black thread, uni stretch, floss

Back case - Deer hair

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Grizzly

Vermont Caddis

 

Vermont Caddis

Hook - Standard dry fly style

Thread - Black

Tail - Grizzly Hackle barbs (Optional)

Body - Hare's ear dubbing

Hackle - Brown and Grizzly mixed

New Dub Nymphs

 

New Dub Nymph

Hook - Hends BL 154 Jig Competition or equivalent

Bead - Slotted or countersunk tungsten/brass, sized accordingly to hook size

Thread - Orange

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Georgio Benecchi's New Dub cinnamon, olive, light olive or equivalent substitute

Thorax - Peacock herl or dubbing

Blue Bottle

 

Blue Bottle

Category – Atlantic Salmon

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tag – Oval silver tinsel

Tail – Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Blue floss and Peacock herl

Hackle – Black

Wing – Black squirrel tail or black bear

Hirtle Special

 

Hirtle Special

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Red uni stretch

Body - Flat silver tinsel, central band of red thread

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Deer hair

Cheeks (Optional) - Jungle Cock

Inconnue

 

Inconnue

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Tag- Yellow floss

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Green chenille

Throat - Blue hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed green squirrel tail

Topping (Optional) - Golden pheasant crest