Buttercup
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Red or black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel & orange uni stretch
Tail - Golden pheasant crest and golden pheasant tippet
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Buttercup yellow floss
Throat - Yellow hackle fibers
Wing - Dyed green squirrel tail
Head - Black, red or both
Robert W. Baker of Bathurt, New Brunswick, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson.
Purple Butcher
Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 12
Bead - Gold brass or tungsten
Weight - Lead/lead free wire
Thread - Tan
Gander River - Blue
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - 50% blue, 50% black uni stretch or floss
Throat - Blue hackle fibers
Wing - Black moose or bear hair
Gander River - Green
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - 50% green, 50% black uni stretch or floss
Throat - Green hackle fibers
Wing - Black moose or bear hair
Gander River - Orange
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - 50% orange, 50% black uni stretch or floss
Throat - Orange hackle fibers
Wing - Black moose or bear hair
Gander River - Pearl & Black
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - 50% pearl tinsel, 50% black uni stretch or floss
Throat - Black hackle fibers
Wing - Black moose or bear hair
The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann
Bullet Head Caddis
Hook - Mustad 98485 or equivalent
Thread - Olive
Wing and bullet head - Deer hair
Body - Insect green super fine dubbing
Thorax - Brown super fine dubbing
Duesenberg
Hook - Streamer style
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Orange uni stretch or floss
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Collar - Brown hackle
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler & Sils
Candy Corn
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Yellow
Tail - White Marabou
Body - Orange chenille
Hackle - Yellow
Indian Candy Corn
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Brown
Tail - White Marabou
Body - Orange chenille
Hackle - Chocolate brown
Mighty Bryson
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat copper tinsel
Tail - Yellow hackle tip or fibers
Ribbing - Flat copper tinsel
Body - Black uni yarn
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow
The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann
Giggler
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel & fluorescent red floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Wing - Green dyed monga ringtail ( I use dyed green squirrel tail)
The Complete Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann
Echo Beach
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Yelley floss followed by red fluorescent floss
Body - Embossed silver tinsel
Throat - Brown hackle fibers Wing - Yellow over black over white calf tail
The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann
Black Ghost Feather Wing Tandem Streamer
Front hook - Mustad
3906, size 6
Rear hook - Mustad 3906, size 8
Connector – .018 diameter Beadalon wire
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body – Black floss or uni stretch
Throat - Yellow hackle fibers
Wing – 2-4 White hackle feathers
*Cheek (Optional) - Jungle cock
Front hook - Mustad 3906, size 6
Rear hook - Mustad 3906, size 8
Connector – .018 diameter Beadalon wire
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body – Black floss or uni stretch
Throat - Yellow hackle fibers
Wing – White Bucktail
*Cheek (Optional)- Jungle cock
*Jungle cock cheeks may or may not be used. I have seen Black Ghosts tied with and without cheeks. If you have it on hand, then use it. Painted black over white eyes are also acceptable.
Orientation of the rear hook may be pointed upward or downward if desired. both ways are acceptable.
Kelsey's Hope
Coho Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or Mustad 34007
Thread - Black
Over body - Clear monofilament or v-rib
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Blue over green bucktail over pearl krystal flash
Kelsey’s Hope was developed as a freshwater Coho Fly by Nick Didlick
It was named after Nick’s daughter who also shares his love of fly fishing
Streamteaser
Hook - Belly Bumper - Kelly Galloup
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Red wool or floss
Throat - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Polar bear dyed brown, brown bucktail or red fox squirrel (depicted_
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Silver bead chain, medium
Callgirl
Hook - Belly Bumper - Kelly Galloup
Thread - Black
Tail - Red and yellow hackle fibers, mixed
Ribbing - Black tying thread
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Throat - Orange hackle fibers
Wing - Polar bear dyed orange/red or orange/red bucktail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Silver bead chain, medium
Pin - Up
Hook - Belly Bumper - Kelly Galloup
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers and golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Black tying thread
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Blue hackle fibers
Wing - Polar bear dyed gray, gray bucktail or gray squirrel tail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Silver bead chain, medium
Playboy
Hook - Belly Bumper - Kelly Galloup
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss or wool
Throat - Natural guinea fowl fibers
Wing - Polar bear dyed black or black buctail
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Silver bead chain, medium
ABU Optic Flies - Michael Jensen
Hallock’s Killer
Hook – Mustad 94840 or equivalent
Thread – Tan
Tail – Red hackle fibers
Ribbing – Gold wire
Body – Yellow floss
Wing – Deer hair
Hackle - Brown
Golden Stonefly
Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Weight - Lead/lead free wire
Thread - Brown
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Brown uni stretch, corded
Body - Golden Stone UV2 Seal-X dubbing
Wingcase and legs - Woodduck
Thorax - Golden stone UV2 Seal-X dubbing
AKA Dettes Yellow Stonefly
Favorite Flies for the Catskills - Volume 1 - Mike Valla
Carson Lake Special - Brown
Hook - 3906 Mustad size #4
Thread – Fluorescent green
Tag - Fluorescent green tying thread
Tail - A single brown or black hackle tip
Ribbing - Fluorescent green uni stretch
Hackle - Brown tied palmer or black tied palmer, clipped
Body - Brown dubbing or black dubbing
Hackle - Brown or grizzly hen
Head – Tying thread finished with black behind the eye
Carson Lake Special Wet Fly « Don Bastian Wet Flies (wordpress.com)
Hybrid
Carp Fly
Hook - Curved style
Eyes - Painted lead dumbbell
Tail - Ultra chenille
Body - Peacock herl reinforced with tying thread and
wrapped over a crazy glue coated hook shank
Hackle - Pheasant rump feather
John Bartlett from Oregon created the Hybrid,
a cross between a worm and soft hackled wet fly
Golden Eyed Woolly Bugger
Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Eye - Gold painted lead dumbbell
Tail - Brown marabou and krystal flash
Ribbing - Gold wire
Hackle - Grizzly
Body - Variegated chenille
Princeton Tiger
Steelhead
Hook - Allen SS001
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Hot orange hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black uni yarn
Throat - Black hackle fibers
Wing - Hot orange bucktail over pearl krystal flash
Orange & Black
Steelhead
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black uni stretch
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Fluorescent orange marabou, trimmed short
Hackle - Fluorescent orange
Janssen's Marabou Leech
Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 2-6
Weight - Lead/lead free wire
Tail - Marabou
Body - Tying thread
Mid wing - Marabou
Forward wing - Marabou and krystal flash to match marabou
Can be tied in black, brown, olive, purple, cinnamon etc
Add a bead head if desired
Marlow Buzz
Soft Hackle Wet Fly
Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl reinforced with thread or apply some super glue to hook shank before wrapping
Hackle - Furnace or brown
Silver Witch
Kill Devil Spider
Soft Hackle Wet Fly
Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Thorax - Peacock herl
Collar - Brown hen hackle
Orange Keeler
Streamer
Hook - Belly Bumper (KellyGalloup)
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Hot orange uni yarn
Wing - Hot orange bucktail and orange krystal flash
Topping - Black hacle fibers
From an internet photo
Bornholdt Golden Squirrel
Hook - Mustad 79666 or Varivas 2410WB or *equivalent
Thread - Black
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Hackle - Red
Wing - Red squirrel tail
Black over white painted eyes
*Mustad 79666 or Varivas 2410WB are now extinct.
I used a Belly Bumper hook from Kelly Galloup
The Classic Streamer Fly Box - Mike Valla
Keel - Red Squirrel
Hook - Mustad 79666 or Varivas 2410WB or *equivalent
Thread - Black
Body - Flat, oval or embossed gold/silver tinsel
Wing - Red squirrel tail
*Mustad 79666 or Varivas 2410WB are now extinct.
I used a Belly Bumper hook from Kelly Galloup
The Classic Streamer Fly Box - Mike Valla
Tarheel Caddis Larva
Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Bead - Black brass or tungsten
Thread - Brown
Tag - Hot orange globrite thread
Tail - Olive turkey flat or olive pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Hare's ear dubbing
Collar - Caddis green dubbing
Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey
Denali
Pacific Salmon Fly
Hook - Allen SS001 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Copper wire
Throat - Yellow hackle fibers
Wing - Blue over orange over blue bucktail
Originator - Tom Elliott
Flies - The Best One Thousand - Randle Scott Stetzer
Purple Joe
Wet Fly Style
Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent, size 4-8
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Hot orange uni yarn
Thorax - Purple chenille
Wing - 2 badger hackles (may be tied splayed outward)
Hackle - Badger
Flies - The Best One Thousand - Randle Scott Stetzer
Purple Joe
Steelhead
Hook - Allen SS001 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Hot orange uni yarn
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel, chenille only
Thorax - Purple chenille
Wing - 2 badger hackles (may be tied splayed outward)
Hackle - Badger
Fish Flies - Volume II - Terry Hellekson
Miss Take
Damselfly
Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent, size 6
Thread - Brown
Tail - 3 peacock sword fibers
Over ribbing - Gold wire
Ribbing - Gray ostrich herl
Body - Purple uni yarn
Hackle - Dyed brown grizzly or cree
Thorax - Brown uni yarn
Originated by Charles Brooks
Flies- The Best One Thousand - Randle Scott Stetzer
Green Peacock
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Allen SS001 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Light blue floss or uni stretch
Throat - Blue hackle fibers
Wing - Peacock sword fibiers
Flies - The Best One Thousand - Randle Scott Stetzer
Black Prince
Hook – Allen SS001 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Yellow wool or chenille 1/3; black wool or chenille
2/3
Rib - Oval silver tinsel
Hackle - Black
