Flame Squirrel Tail
Steelhead
Victor Moore of Smithers, British Columbia originated this pattern
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Narrow section of red goose quill
Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent fire orange chenille
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Firefly
Steelhead
Bill Yonge of Vancouver, British Columbia, originated this pattern.
Hooks - Single Salmon
Thread - Fluorescent fire orange
Tail - Fluorescent fire orange hackle barbs
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent orange chenille
Hackle - Fluorescent fire orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Sparse white bucktail tied over the body, with an over wing of white marabou
Topping - Small bunch of pearl Flashabou Accent
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
General Money I
Steelhead
Hooks - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Natural red golden pheasant body feather barbs or substitute
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel over dubbed portion of the body
Body - Rear two-fifths, oval silver tinsel; the front three-fifths, dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Claret tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Orange bucktail tied over the body
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
General Money II
Steelhead
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Wing - Red bucktail tied over the body
Hackle - Yellow tied on as a collar in front of the wing and tied back. (The hackle is also tied palmer-style on one variation)
Brigadier General Noel Money of Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, originated the two preceding patterns. These flies originally sported swan quill wings, however, they were replaced with bucktail over fifty years ago. General Money was one of our early fly-fishing fishing steelhead pioneers on the West Coast. Fly tiers were always seeking out his patterns and attempting to duplicate them. There were about nine known patterns but the two I have listed were the most popular.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Deer Creek
Steelhead
Bob Arnold of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern.
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Purple marabou tied over the body
Hackle - Tuft of purple marabou tied in at the throat
Collar - Light blue saddle hackle tied on as a collar and tied back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Hot Creek Caddis
Hook - Curved shank, sizes 12 - 18
Thread - Rusty dun
Tail - Brown Z-Lon
Abdomen - Tan goose biot
Wing - Bleached elk hair
Antennae - Brown hackle tips
Head - Hare’s-ear dubbing
Summer 2011 Fly Tyer Magazine
BWO Palm Emerger
Emerger
Roy Palm
Hook - Tiemco 200R or equivalent, size 20
Thread - Olive
Tail - Gray hen saddle hackle
Abdomen - Olive goose/turkey biot (wrap with notch forward for segmentation)
Thorax - Olive dubbing
Hackle - Gray hen saddle hackle
Autumn 2011 Fly Tyer Magazine
The Deutch
Chironomid Attractor
Rick Janzen
Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Weight - .010 lead free wire
Thread - Red
Rear hot spot - Tying thread
Body - Micro cactus chenille - peacock color
Collar - White hen hackle
https://youtu.be/SkWdBOmyI0E
Black Knight
Steelhead
Terry Hellekson
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent red
Tip - Dubbed with fluorescent red lamb's wool
Body - Black crystal chenille
Wing - Black marabou tied over the body
Topping - Black flashabou accent or krystal flash
Hackle - Black hen hackle
This was one of my early creations after I developed Crystal Chenille in 1986.
This is a very effective fly.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Marquise
Atlantic Salmon
Claude Bédard
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - 5 male ringneck tail feather fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body: Rear 1/6 – wine yarn; front 5/6 – black floss
Throat - Soft black hen hackle
Wing - Black squirrel/bronze mallard flank feather fibers
Cheek - Jungle cock
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Jaco Blanche
Atlantic Salmon
Jacques Juneau
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black thread under spaced wraps of embossed silver tinsel
Wing - Curly calf tail blended 3/4 white and 1/4 black
Collar - White or very light cream
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Hubert Hare Special
Atlantic Salmon
Paul Marriner
Hook ~ Single salmon
Thread ~ Black
Tag ~ Silver tinsel, fluorescent green wool or uni stretch
Tail ~ Golden pheasant crest
Rib ~ Oval silver tinsel
Body ~ Flat silver tinsel
Throat ~ Black hackle fibers
Wing ~ Black bear or black squirrel
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Green Shrimp
Atlantic Salmon
Warren Duncan
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Chartreuse bucktail, pearl krystal flash
Rib - Oval silver tinsel, rear half of body
Body - Rear - chartreuse floss; front - black floss
Veiling - Chartreuse hackle. Wind mid-body as a collar
Collar - Black hackle
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Black & Yellow Hard-back Nymph
Hook - Standard nymph, size 10-12
Thread - Tan, brown, or black
Tail - Black hen hackle fibers
Body - Yellow dubbing saturated with clear lacquer, pinched flat with needle-nose pliers. Paint the dorsal area with black lacquer
Hackle - Black, trimmed on the top and bottom
101 Favorite Nymphs and Wet Flies: History, Tying Tips, and Fishing Strategies - David Klausmeyer
Bush Master
Deward Yocum
Hook - Curved
Bead - Black glass
Thread - Olive
Tail - Black Antron
Body - Tying thread
Rib - Copper wire
Thorax - Peacock herl
Modern Midges: Tying & Fishing the World's Most Effective Patterns - Rick Takahashi; Jerry Hubka
Golden Jubilation
Deward Yocum
Hook - Curved
Bead - Gold glass, brass or tungsten
Thread - Light yellow
Gills - White Z-lon or uni stretch
Rib - Silver wire
Body - Tying thread
Thorax - Peacock herl
Modern Midges: Tying & Fishing the World's Most Effective Patterns - Rick Takahashi; Jerry Hubka
Dick Shinton
Hook - Curved scud
Bead - Silver lined clear glass
Thread - White
Breathers - White uni stretch
Ribbing - Black wire
Body - Pearl mirage tinsel
Thorax - UV gray ice dubbing
Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey
Rhinestone Midge
Mike Kruise
Hook - Curved scud
Bead - Gunmetal glass
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Silver wire
Body - Tying thread
Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey
Hub's Gray Reefer
Jerry Hubka
Hook - Curved scud
Bead - Black rainbow glass
Thread - Gray
Bibbing - Silver wire
Body - Tying thread
Wing - Pearl krystal flash
Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey
Greg Blessing
Hook - Curved scud
Bead - Gold
Thread - Yellow
Shuck - Yellow krystal flash
Body - Tying thread
Wing - White uni stretch
Thorax - Yellow ice or super brite dubbing
Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey
Atta Boy Midge
Bob Dye
Hook - Curved scud
Thread - Red
Body - Tying thread and pearl tinsel
Thorax - Black sybai spectra flash dubbing
Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey
Colorock Midge
Bob Dye
Hook - Curved scud
Thread - Yellow
Ribbing - Tying thread colored with black marker
Body - Tying thread
Thorax - Brown sybai spectra flash dubbing
Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey
Stanley Steamer
Jim Stanley
Hook - Standard streamer
Bead - Gold tungsten
Thread - Black
Tail - Peacock sword fibers
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Peacock herl
Wing - Peacock herl fiber from the tip of an eye feather
Beard - Mallard/teal feather fibers
Rick's Revenge
Steelhead
John Shewey and Rick Wren originated this pattern in 1986
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Red
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Single strand of fluorescent pink floss
Rear Body - Fluorescent pink floss
Trailer - Single strand of fluorescent pink floss tied over rear half of body and extending to tip
Front Body - Dubbed with purple rabbit fur
Hackle - Purple tied on as a collar and tied back and down, then dyed purple/blue guinea fowl tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White bucktail tied over the body, with a sparse over wing of purple bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Pogonie
Atlantic Salmon
Claude Bédard
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Fine oval gold tinsel
Tail - Light green krystal flash
Rib - Fine oval gold tinsel
Body - Light green, fluorescent nylon
Wing - Black Capra goat*
Collar - Yellow hen saddle hackle
*I used black calf tail
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Margarita
Hook - Jig style
Bead – Gritty silver brass/tungsten
Weight - Lead free wire
Thread - Chartreuse
Tail - Any barred feather fibers
Body – Tying thread and hollow tubing
Collar – UV Pearl ice dubbing
Any resemblance to a previously tied fly pattern is purely
coincidental
Olive
Hook - Jig style
Bead – Mottled Olive brass/tungsten
Weight - Lead free wire
Thread - Olive
Tail - Any barred feather fibers
Body – Veevus Iris I11 thread
Collar – Black Sybai spectra flash dubbing
Any resemblance to a previously tied fly pattern is purely coincidental
Magic Mary
Hook - Jig style
Bead - Copper
Thread - Wood duck
Tail: Coq de Leon (or any barred feather fibers_
Underbody - Tying thread
Body - Hends Perdigon 1/69 Black Copper Shine PBF45*
Thorax - Hends Pearl Round Ribbing PRR30**
UV resin to finish
*I used Heddon 6972
**I used Heddon 1366
https://tungsten-beads-plus.co.uk/?p=877
Pink Dink
Hook - Jig style
Bead - Silver brass/tungsten
Weight - Lead free wire
Thread - Black
Tail - Pink uni stretch
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Pheasant tail
Collar - Black thread
Any resemblance to a previously tied fly pattern is purely coincidental
Yup its a frenchie variation
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Teal & Blue
Hook - Standard wet fly, sizes 10-16
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Fine silver wire
Body - Blue floss
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Barred teal barbs tied over the body
Teal & Red
Hook - Standard wet fly, sizes 10-16
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Ribbing - Fine gold wire
Body - Red floss
Hackle - Olive tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Barred teal barbs tied over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
American River Special, Dark
Steelhead & Trout
Hook - Standard wet/nymph hook, size 8-10
Thread - Black.
Ribbing - Heavy black thread
Body - Dubbed with dark brown rabbit fur or yarn
Hackle - Furnace hen hackle tied on as a collar, two turns only, and tied back
Head - Black ostrich herl
American River Special, Light
Steelhead & Trout
Hook - Standard wet/nymph hook, size 8-10
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Heavy black thread
Body - Dubbed with light olive rabbit fur or yarn
Hackle - Natural black hen hackle tied on as a collar, two turns only, and tied back
Head - Black ostrich herl
Joe Shirshac of Sacramento, California, developed both of the above patterns.
In addition to the steelhead population they were intended for,
they are effective for resident trout in the American River system and other streams as well.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Muskrat Spider
Soft Hackle
Philip Armstrong of Dalton, Pennsylvania, popularized these flies in the mid-1920s.
Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread: - Black
Body - Dubbed muskrat fur
Hackle - Mottled gray Hungarian partridge tied as a collar.
Other variations include a bleach cream, dyed olive, and dyed-black muskrat fur bodies. Still another has a dyed-brown muskrat fur body with a mottled brown Hungarian partridge hackle.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Stevenson Special
Steelhead
C. N. Stevenson originated this pattern in the early 1940s. The original wing consisted of mottled brown turkey quill sections.
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Speckled guinea fowl barbs
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel over floss portion of body only
Body - Rear two-thirds, yellow floss; the front third, black ostrich herl
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back and down; then one full turn of speckled guinea fowl
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Lackey's Grant Lake
Winged Wet Fly
Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Light brown hackle
Body - Olive floss
Hackle - Light brown
Wing - Light brown turkey
Trout - Ray Bergman
Tailor Nymph
Skarphéðinn Bjarnason.
Hook - Standard nymph
Thread - Black or brown
Ribbing - Gold or copper wire
Body - Brown yarn
Thorax - Same as body.
Back - Light brown yarn
Winged Wet Fly
Hook - Standard wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Light brown
Ribbing - Gold Tinsel
Body - Light green
Hackle - Light brown
Wing - Pale brown mottled
Trout - Ray Bergman
Shammy Bee
Steelhead or Bass
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Red
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Narrow strip of natural chamois skin
Body - Yellow and red alternating bands of chenille
Hackle - Scarlet red and yellow tied on as a collar, mixed, and tied back
Wing - White bucktail tied over the body
Shammy Royal
Steelhead or Bass
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tip: Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Narrow strip of natural chamois skin
Body - Black chenille with a wide band of flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Furnace tied on as a collar and tied back
Wing - White bucktail tied long over the body
From the book - I discovered the two preceding patterns in Washington State where they were being used as bass flies. It was some years later before I learned they were originally intended for steelhead.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Sawtooth
Steelhead
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Speckled guinea fowl barbs
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Orange chenille
Hackle - Guinea fowl tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Old Master
Soft Hackle
Hook 1 (= size 14)
Wings - Hackled with a feather from the inside of a Woodcock’s wing
Body - Ash-colored silk, wrapped over with Heron’s herl
* Certain species of Heron is an illegal tying material in the USA. A substitute is gray goose.
Federal Register :: General Provisions; Revised List of Migratory Birds
I'm not into tying with silk threads or tying for museums. I use thread I have on hand.
