Brown Mallard

Brown Mallard

Hook - Standard wet/nymph style

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail- Brown mallard

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Brown wool

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown mallard

Trout - Ray Bergman

Little Gray May - Flashback

 

Little Gray May - Flashback

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Moose body hairs

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Gray dubbing

Wing case/flashback - Flat silver tinsel

Thorax - Gray dubbing

Legs - Moose body hairs

Au Sable King

 

Au Sable King

Hook - Mustad 94840, 94833 or equivalent, sizes 10-16

Thread - Black

Tail - Dark ginger hackle fibers

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Grizzly hackle tips

Hackle - Dark ginger

A truly great pattern from the mid- 1900’s. 

The creator of this pattern is Mrs. Ann (Anne) Schweigert.

Rosborough Dark Stone

Rosborough Dark Stone

Hook – Mustad 9671 or equivalent, size 2-6

Weight (Optional) – Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Tan

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing – Gold wire

Body - Dubbed cream fur, uni yarn etc.

Paint the back of body with a dark brown enamel or marker

Legs – Dark pheasant tail fibers

Wing case - Pheasant church window feather or equivalent

Sewin

 

Sewin

Sea Trout, Salmon, Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Blue floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Blue holographic tinsel

Throat - Dyed blue hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed blue gray squirrel tail

Mackie Bug

Mackie Bug

Panfish Fly

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B, size 10

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Black

Tail - Rubber legs

Ribbing - Copper, gold or silver wire 

Body - Black dubbing or uni yarn

Wing - Rubber legs

Thorax - Chartreuse, yellow, red, orange dubbing or uni yarn

Punch & Bead

 

Punch & Bead

Hook - Knapek W, size 10 or 12

Thread - Whatever you want with color matching front section of yarn

Rear Body - Punch yarn. Color of your choice

Hackle - Your choice

Bead - Glass Czech silver lined. Color of your choice

Front Body - Punch yarn. Color of your choice

Aquatic Beetle

Aquatic Beetle

Larry O Jurgens Pattern

Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent, Size 12 - 20

Thread - Black

Air Bubble - Pearl, silver lined or clear glass bead threaded on monofilament

Ribbing - Black wire

Body/Legs - Black ostrich herl

Shellback - Black thin skin or magic foil

Mickey Brim Bass

 

Mickey Brim Bass 

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 4 or 6 

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Black

Tail - Two pieces of red wool yarn or antron yarn

Body - Oval, flat or embossed silver tinsel 

 Wing & throat- Yellow calf tail

Pennsylvania Angler & Boater Magazine - July/Aug 2009

Black Velvet Midge

 

Black Velvet Midge

Hook - Mustad C086

Baead - Silver brass, tungsten or clear silver lined seed bead 

Thread - Black

Body - Black krystal flash

Wing - Black krystal flash

Palomino Midge

 

Palomino Midge

Hook - Tiemco 2457, 2487 or equivalent, size 16-20

Thread - Black, olive, brown etc

Shuck - Ultra chenille, micro chenille, new dub etc

Wing case - Foam, antron yarn etc

Thorax - Dubbing, peacock herl, ostrich herl etc

Iron Fraudator

 

Iron Fraudator

Mayfly Nymph

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H, size 6 or 8 

Thread - Black

Tail and throat -  Blue dun cock hackle fibers

Body - Three strands moose mane, two dark brown and one natural light, 

body should be over coated with a thin coat of Sallys Hard as Nails polish or UV resin

Wing - Lemon wood duck feather fibers

Clouser Swimming Nymph

 

Clouser Swimming Nymph

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Bead - Brass or tungsten

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Fire orange

Tail - Dark brown marabou and bronze flash

Body - Rusty colored dubbing

Wing case - Peacock herl

Hackle - Speckled brown hen

Thorax - Rusty colored dubbing

Royal Renegade

 

Royal Renegade

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Red, brown or black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Rear hackle - Brown

Body - Peacock herl, red floss or tying thread, peacock herl

Front hackle - White/cream

The Royal Renegade can be fished either as a wet fly or dry fly. As a dry fly, the Royal Renegade can be cast upstream towards feeding trout. The double hackles provide excellent floatation and visibility. 

Another method is to cast across and slightly upstream, letting the fly float downstream. 

Once the fly is below you, pull it upstream as a wet pattern.

Whitlock Matuka Sculpin

Whitlock Matuka Sculpin 

(Olive Color Scheme) 

Hook- TMC9395 or equivalent

Thread- Tan

Body-Pale yellow/tan dubbing

Matuka wing - Dyed olive grizzly hackles

Ribbing - Oval Tinsel

Side Fins - Green pheasant body feathers

Collar and Head - Dyed brown and tan spun deer hair trimmed to head shape

Eyes - Black over white doll eyes

Mylar Minnow

 

Mylar Minnow

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Weight (optional) - Lead/lead free wire

Thread - White or clear sewing thread

Tail - Marabou

Under body - Floss, yarn etc. tapered to shape. Color the back with a marker

Over body - Pearl mylar piping

Eyes - Painted black over yellow

Gills - red marker

Overcoat the entire body with epoxy or UV resin if desired

Muddler Minnow

 

Muddler Minnow

Dan Gapen Pattern

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, siz4 4-10

Weight (Optional) - Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Tan

Tail - Mottled turkey

Body – Gold braid

Underwing - Squirrel tail

Wing - Mottled turkey

Collar/Head - Spun and clipped natural deer hair

Double Bunny

 

Double Bunny

Scott Sanchez Pattern

Hook - Streamer style, size 2

Thread - Black

Weight - .035 lead/non lead wire on the front half of the hook shank

Body - White magnum rabbit strip for the belly; Olive magnum rabbit strip for the back

Sides - Silver holographic flashabou

Eyes - Dumbbell or stick on eyes

Adhesive - Tear Mender

Zoo Cougar

Zoo Cougar

Kelly Galloup Pattern

Hook - TMC 300 or equivalent, size 2 -8

Thread - Tan 

Tail - Yellow Marabou

Body - Pearl Sparkle Braid

Underwing - Calf Tail

Overwing - 2 Matched Mallard Flank Feathers Dyed Wood Duck Gold

Head - Dyed Yellow or Light Olive Deer Hair

Of the 2 flies I tied of this pattern, this one won best of show

Anne's Stickfly

Anne's Stickfly

Hook - Mustad 94840, Size10-12 

Thread - Black

Underbody - Yellow dubbing, natural or synthetic

Overbody - Pale deer hair, which also forms the tail and the head 

Ribbing - Crisscrossed thread

Historical Note: This original pattern is a creation of Ann Schweigert who opened her first fly shop in Luzerne, Michigan along with her husband Jack. Ann & Jack remained in business until Jack’s death in 1985. This pattern was developed in the late 1930’s. This effective pattern is so simple it’s almost primitive. 

Tied in the style of a Cooper Bug, Devil Bug, Tom Thumb etc

Grey Goose Buzzer

Grey Goose Buzzer

Buzzer = Another name for chironomid/midge

Hook - Mustad C068

Breathers - White uni stretch

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Grey goose feather fibers

Thorax - Peacock herl

Reference - Internet photo

Copper Swan

Copper Swan

Hook - Mustad C068

Bead - Gold brass or tungsten

Thread - Black, red, orange etc

Body - Copper wire

Thorax - Peacock herl

Legs - CDC fibers

Wing/Horns - White biot

Eighty Eight (88)

 

Eighty Eight (88)

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 8

Thread - Black

Body - Red wire

Thorax - Green floss

Wing - Wood duck

Hackle - Grizzly

Tying note - Body and thorax can both be tied with wire, floss, tinsel etc

Wing can also be tied flat over the body and thorax

Tag Your It

Tag Your It

Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent

Bead - Gold brass or tungsten

Thread - Black

Tail - Hot pink marabou or substitute (I used uni stretch)

Ribbing - Pearl flashabou or crystal flash

Body - Olive Dubbing

Thorax - Brown dubbing

Originator - Steve Parrott

Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey

Spanish Ruby

 

Spanish Ruby

Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent

Bead - Red silver lined glass seed bead

Thread - Red

Body - Silver and wine colored wire

Wing/breathers - White uni stretch

Originator - Jim Neiberger

Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey

Girl Scout

 

Girl Scout

Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent

Thread - Brown

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing - Olive uni stretch

Body - Tying thread

Wing - Pearl crystal flash or flashabou

Thorax - Tying thread

Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey

Golden Buzzer

 

Golden Buzzer

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent, size 10-18

Thread - Black

Breathers - White uni stretch

Ribbing - Black wire

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Thorax - Gray dubbing

Rojo Midge

 

Rojo Midge

Originated by Greg Garcia

Hook - Curved style

Brad - Red glass or metal bead

Breather - White uni stretch

Thread - Red

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Tying thread

Thorax - Peacock herl

Substitute different color thread, wire, beads for even more patterns

Smoke Jumper

Smoke Jumper

Hook - Mustad C068

Thread - Red or your favorite color

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Tying thread

Wing case and wing - CDC feather

Thorax - Peacock herl

AP Olive Crystal Nymph

 

AP Olive Crystal Nymph

Andre Puyans

Hooks – Mustad S80-3906, S82-3906B (or equivalent), sizes 8-16

Thread - Olive

Tail - Dyed olive bronze mallard

Ribbing - Gold wire

Abdomen and Thorax - Olive dubbing

Wing case and legs - Olive crystal flash

Head - Olive dubbing

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

O'Keefe Special

 

O'Keefe Special

Hook – Mustad 9671, 9672, size 6-10

Thread – Black

Tail – Brown hackle fibers

Ribbing – Gold wire

Body – Brown uni mohair yarn

Wing – Black bear

Collar – Brown Hackle

 

Originated by Brian O’Keefe of Saskatchewan, Canada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-J9SSRfW_Q