Sunday, April 25, 2021

Surface Stone Fly



Surface Stone Fly

Hook - Low water single or double.
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Bright green floss
Wing - Black bear tied flat across the body
Post - Bent straight pin
Hackle - Silver badger

Acceptable Substitute Materials - Oval silver tinsel, black squirrel tail

Saturday, April 24, 2021

Golden Girl


The Golden Girl is a derivative of the Green Butt devised by Dave Goulet. 

A white or yellow throat hackle may be substituted to give a change of emphasis.


Golden Girl (Goulet)


Category - Atlantic Salmon


Tag: Flat gold tinsel and fluorescent green uni stretch

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Throat Hackle - Natural black hackle with a green tinge

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Head - Black


The Complete Dictionary of Salmon flies - Chris Mann


Dave Goulet of New Hartford, originated this pattern


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


I ran out of jungle cock late last year when I tied the other pattern above. My bad.


I went through every black hackle I own looking for "black hackle with a green tinge" and nope. None!


I also prefer a "beard" style throat hackle. If YOU prefer a different method that's entirely up to YOU! 

Defeo style, collar style and pulled down etc.


Dave Goulet owned a fly shop here in Connecticut and had the luxury of picking out the cream of the crop of tying materials. Most of us don't even have a local fly shop nearby.

Friday, April 23, 2021

Forbsie

Forbsie

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tip – Oval gold tinsel
Tag - Yellow uni stretch
Tail - Golden pheasant crest and tippet
Butt - Dyed black ostrich herl
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Throat – Dyed orange hackle
Wing - Fox squirrel tail


From angelfire.com


Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Royal Bobesh

 


Royal Bobesh

Category - Larvae/Scud/Grub

Hook - Any curved style scud hook

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Color to match dubbing

Ribbing - Wire, thread or monofilament

Shell back - Scud back, strip of zip lock bag etc

Body - Your favorite color dubbing

Head - Gold tinsel or wire


Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Twiston Scud






Twiston Scud

Hook - Standard nymph/wet fly style
Thread - Color to match the scud you're trying to imitate
Weight - A strip of twiston lead weight trimmed to the shape of a scud
Ribbing - Wire or monofilament
Shell back - Magic foil or scud back
Body - Dubbing in tour favorite scud color

For a wider profile, use lead tape and trim it to shape

Will it roll over in the current, probably. Will the fish care, probably not

Here is another tying method


Black Caddis

 


Goddard Caddis - Black

Hook – Dry fly style
Thread - Black
Body - Deer hair, spun, flared and trimmed
Antennae - Black hackle quill or monofilament (pictured)
Hackle - Black


Flat Wing Caddis - Black

Hook – Dry fly style
Thread - Black
Body - Black dubbing
Wings - Black hackle tips, lacquered


Devil Bug - Black

Hook - Standard dry fly hook
Thread - Black
Tail/Back/Head - Black deer hair, cleaned and stacked
Body - Black dubbing


Caddis Dry - Black

Hook - Standard dry fly hook
Thread - Black
Body - Dry-fly dubbing
Wing - Black deer or elk hair

Monday, April 19, 2021

Orange Fish Hawk


Orange Fish Hawk

Soft Hackle

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Orange floss or uni stretch

Hackle - Light badger

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle



Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle
 
Hook - Nymph/wet style
Thread - Black
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Rib - Fine copper wire
Abdomen - Pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge


Sunday, April 18, 2021

Megan's Minnow

 


Megan's Minnow

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, R74-9672 Size 6-14

Thread - White

Tail - White rabbit fur or marabou

Body - Pearl body braid

Back - Fox squirrel tail

Eyes - Stick-on eyes or painted black over yellow

Coating - UV Resin

Saturday, April 17, 2021

Double N

 

Double N

Category - Smallmouth and largemouth bass, panfish

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Head/Weight - Gold Bead, 10 - 12 wraps of .020 Lead/lead free wire

Thread - White

Tail - Olive Grizzly Marabou

Body - Pearl UV Ice Dub

Throat - Olive Grizzly Marabou

Wing - Olive Grizzly Marabou

Collar - Red UV Ice Dub

I used olive grizzly (barred) marabou but this fly can be tied in any color 

such as tan, grizzly or even solid color marabou

Reference - Dressed Irons - YouTube

Friday, April 16, 2021

Martinek's Golden Smelt

Martinek's Golden Smelt

Created by Michael Martinek, Jr.

Hook - 6XL streamer hook, size 2

Thread - Red and black

Tail - Grizzly hackle tips

Butt - Red thread used to secure body

Body - Pearlescent mylar tubing for 3/4 body. Throat region is red thread

Throat - Red calf tail, short

Wing - Black bear over light brown bucktail over white bucktail

Head - Painted black over white

Skipping Minnow


Skipping Minnow

Hook - Mustad R74-9672, size 4

Thread - White

Tail - White marabou

Underbody - White foam

Skin - Large pearl mylar piping

Eyes - Molded plastic


Since this is a floating minnow you can manipulate it with the fly line, the rod tip, or a combination of both. Regardless, you want it to look either like a fleeing minnow or a dying minnow. 
Use a strip-pause-strip-strip retrieve.

Cypert Minnow

 

Cypert Minnow

Developed by Charlie Cypert

Hook - Mustad 9672 size 2- 8
Thread - White
Eyes - Bead chain
Tail - Teased out mylar piping
Body - Ultra Chenille
Overbody - Mylar piping pulled over eyes and tied in back

Color choice is up to the individual tyer. A google search shows many other color options.


Thursday, April 15, 2021

Gibby's Myakka Minnow



Gibby's Myakka Minnow

(Steve Gibson)

Hook - Mustad S82-3906B (or equivalent), size 8

Thread - Fine mono or white

Tail - Clipped marabou

Weight - 6-8 turns of .020 lead/non lead wire

Body - Bodi-Braid

Eyes - Stick-On

Coating - UV Resin or Devcon 2-Ton Epoxy. Overcoat with clear nail polish if desired

Color choice is up to the individual tyer. A google search shows many other color options.

Chiropractor

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Chiropractor


Category - Atlantic Salmon


Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Orange dubbing or uni yarn

Wing - Black bear hair

Hackle - Coq de Leon


Monday, April 12, 2021

Anderson's Bird of Prey

Bird of Prey – October Caddis

Hook – Mustad C49S - #8-16

Weight - Gold Bead

Thread - Black

Tail – Hungarian partridge

Ribbing - Pearl Flashabou

Body – Orange/Burnt Orange dubbing

Hackle – Hungarian partridge

Head - Peacock Herl


Bird of Prey - Tan

Hook – Mustad C49S - #8-16

Weight - Gold Bead

Thread - Black

Tail – Hungarian partridge

Ribbing - Pearl Flashabou

Body – Tan/Light Cahill dubbing

Hackle – Hungarian partridge

Head - Peacock Herl


Bird of Prey – Brown

Hook – Mustad C49S - #8-16

Weight - Gold Bead

Thread – Black

Tail – Hungarian partridge

Ribbing - Pearl Flashabou

Body – Brown dubbing

Hackle – Hungarian partridge

Head - Peacock Herl

 

Bird of Prey – Olive

Hook – Mustad C49S - #8-16

Weight - Gold Bead

Thread - Black

Tail – Hungarian partridge

Ribbing - Pearl Flashabou

Body – Olive dubbing

Hackle – Hungarian partridge

Head - Peacock Herl

 

Bird of Prey – Black

Hook – Mustad C49S - #8-16

Weight - Gold Bead

Thread - Black

Tail – Hungarian partridge

Ribbing - Pearl Flashabou

Body – Black dubbing

Hackle – Hungarian partridge

Head - Peacock Herl


Designed by Rick Anderson.

This fly has become a popular caddis pupa/emerger pattern.

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Artillery


Artillery

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval or flat silver tinsel
Butt - Red floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Throat - Natural guinea hen fibers
Wing - White calf tail
Head - UV Resin

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Sunday, April 4, 2021

Belle Avant Le Jour

Belle Avant Le Jour

(Google translation - Beautiful Before Dawn)

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - White

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel over front body

Body - *See options below, front is black chenille

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Black bucktail over chartreuse krystal flash

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Head - **Green

Tying Note

*Original recipe called for Black & White ghost braid = Gudebrod Black & White Butt Wind


*Kreinic Chevron Ribbon



**Green head is white thread colored with a green marker



Thursday, April 1, 2021

Afternoon Delight


Afternoon Delight

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Body - Rear 1/2 flat silver tinsel, front 1/2 peacock herl

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Yellow dyed grey squirrel tail

Collar Hackle - Yellow hen

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