Prince Charlie

Prince Charlie

Winged Wet Fly

Hook – Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread – Black

Tail – Red floss

Ribbing – Flat gold tinsel

Body – Red floss

Hackle – Black hen

Wing – Mottled gray partridge tail fibers

Two Hundred Popular Flies – Tom Stewart

Countess of Seafield

Countess of Seafield

Salmon Fly

Megan Boyd

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tag – Oval silver tinsel

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Butt – Black wool or ostrich herl

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Rear 2/3 embossed silver tinsel, front 1/3 yellow dubbing

Throat – Blue hen hackle

Wing – Turkey quill

Two Hundred Popular Flies – Tom Stewart

Countess of Seafield - Hairwing

Salmon Fly

Megan Boyd

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tag – Oval silver tinsel

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Butt – Black wool or ostrich herl

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Rear 2/3 embossed silver tinsel, front 1/3 yellow dubbing

Throat – Blue hen hackle

Wing – Brown bucktail

Two Hundred Popular Flies – Tom Stewart

Pink Lady

Pink Lady

Salmon/Sea Trout

Tom Finlayson

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval Silver tinsel

Body - 1/2 green tinsel, 1/2 silver tinsel

Throat - Blue Eurasian jay wing feather fibers (Legal feathers only)*

Wing - Pink bucktail over badger guard hairs

There are other flies named "Pink Lady". This is just another variation.

*The Blue Jay feathers in your local wooded area or backyard are illegal to use.

Two Hundred Popular Flies - Tom Stewart

The Priest

The Priest

Also known as Butcher Spider, Red Tailed Silver Spider and Silver Zulu

Soft Hackle Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed red goose quill

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Black hen

Two Hundred Popular Flies - Tom Stewart

Sam Slick

Sam Slick

Winged Wet Fly

Hook – Mustad 3399 or equivalent, size 10-12

Thread – Black

Tail – Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – 1/3 yellow floss, 2/3 brown fur

Collar – Brown partridge

Wing – Brown partridge tail fibers

Two Hundred Popular Flies – Tom Stewart

The Cutthroat Fly

The Cutthroat Fly

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Hot orange

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Cinnamon/orange rabbit dubbing

Hackle - Brown hen followed by cree dry

The McCullough - Winter

The McCullough - Winter 

Steelhead Fly

Les Johnson 

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent 

Thread - Black

Tip - Embossed or oval silver tinsel

Tag - Hot orange yarn or floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest under hot orange hackle fibers

Butt - Fl\lime green chenille

Body - Embossed gold tinsel 

Hackle - Hot orange

Wing - Brown pheasant rump fibers

Cheeks - (Optional) Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner 

The McCullough - Summer

The McCullough - Summer 

Steelhead Fly

Les Johnson

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip - Embossed silver or gold tinsel

Tag - Hot orange yarn or floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest under hot orange hackle fibers

Butt - Peacock herl

Body - Embossed gold tinsel

Hackle - Orange

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Brad's Brat

Brad's Brat

Steelhead Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red or black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Orange hackle fibers with white over (bucktail can also be used

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear 1/2 orange dubbing, front red dubbing

Hackle - Dark brown

Wing - Orange over white bucktail or polar bear

Cheeks - Jungle Cock (Optional)

This fly pattern was originated by Enos Bradner for the Stillaguamish River in Washington around 1937 and is still a popular fly for summer and winter steelhead.

Brad's Brat , Tied by Bob Frandsen (angelfire.com)

Peacock & Partridge Flash-Back Spider

Peacock & Partridge Flash-Back Spider

Soft Hackle Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Fluorescent green for the hot spot and then black

Hot Spot - Fluorescent green thread overcoated with uv resin

Flashback - Green side of green/orange tinsel

Ribbing - Green wire

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Hungarian partridge

Orange Charm

Orange Charm

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel 

Tip - Fluorescent orange floss 

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather 

Rib - Medium flat silver tinsel 

Body - Black floss 

Throat - Orange hackle fibers, beard style 

Wing - Red fox squirrel tail fibers

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser 

Dusty Miller - Hairwing

Dusty Miller - Hairwing

Salmon Fly

Hook - Mustad 36890, Partridge salmon or equivalent, size 2-10

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tip - Yellow floss

Tail - A golden pheasant crest, over which red hackle fibers half as long

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Fine oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear two-thirds, embossed silver tinsel; front third orange floss

Throat - Natural guinea hen fibers, beard style

Wing - A sparse mixed bunch of orange, red, and yellow polar bear or calf tail, over which a small bunch of natural brown bucktail or red fox squirrel tail fibers

Topping - A golden pheasant crest feather

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes (second eye showing)

REMARKS: This pattern is among those derived from the classics which may show variations in the hair wing version due simply to the tyer’s translation from the original. It uses more than the usual number of materials found in a hair wing pattern and thus serves well as a model for similar techniques used in other salmon flies.

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Philo Caddis Emerger

Philo Caddis Emerger

Jack Gartside

Hook - Curved caddis, size 12-20

Thread - To match or compliment body color

Rib - Pearl krystal flash

Body - Blend of squirrel, rabbit and basal fluff from a gamebird feather

Wing/thorax - Pheasant aftershaft feather (may be clipped on top)

Antennae - Two strands of barred wood duck flank, extending past the hook bend

Remarks: This effective design by Jack Gartside may more appropriately belong in the section on caddis pupae and larvae. However, because of its name, and its slightly different structure, it is listed here with other emergers.

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Maggot

Maggot

Hook - Mustad 3906B, size 12-16 

Thread - Black (White thread under the body)

Shell - Dark brown duck quill section over entire body*

Body - Light cream latex**

Hackle - Dark brown as a wet fly collar

Remarks: It is suggested that an under body of white floss or thread be wound forward before the latex; otherwise, the black thread may show through the body.

*I substituted black pheasant tail fibers. Note: This could be eliminated completely if desired

**I substituted cream colored wonder wrap (span flex) for the latex

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Ted's Yesterday

Ted's Yesterday

Originated by Ted Gerken of Iliamna, Alaska

Hook - Mustad 36890, 9575, size 3/0 to 6 

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel 

Body - White wool 

Throat - Red calf tail

Wing - White calf tail fibers (to bend), over which two badger saddle hackles

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Frank Smith Special

Frank Smith Special

Hook - Mustad 9575, size 6-12

Thread - Black

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - White bucktail or calf tail

Wing - Natural brown calf tail over orange calf tail

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies – Eric Leiser

Green Drake Dry

Green Drake Dry

Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent, size 10

Thread - Yellow

Tail - Moose mane/body hairs

Over body - Brown or natural deer hair

Ribbing - Brown thread or uni stretch

Abdomen - Light yellow or olive poly dubbing

Legs - Sili-legs, speckled

Wing - Dark or Yellow deer hair

flyillusions.com| Green Drake Dry Fly

Spitfire

Spitfire

Originated in 1940 by Don Gapen of Nipigon, Canada.

Thread - Black

Tail - A section of dyed red goose quill fibers 

Palmer ribbing - Brown hackle palmered through body 

Body - Black chenille 

Hackle - Guinea hen body feather wound as a wet fly collar 

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser 

Champlain Special

Champlain Special

Trolling Streamer

Hook - Mustad 9575. size 2-10

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Medium flat gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Throat - Red hackle fibers (Schlappen)

Wing - White bucktail, then yellow bucktail (both sparse), then topped with five or six strands of peacock herl 

REMARKS: This pattern was rediscovered by Rodney Flagg in an old Outdoor Life magazine. It has proven to be one of his most successful streamers. It is also tied in tandem as a trolling streamer.

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies – Eric Leiser

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Black Hole Caddis Emerger

Black Hole Caddis Emerger

Hook - Mustad C49S or equivalent, size 10-18

Weight - Lead free wire

Thread - Black

Rib - Copper wire

Abdomen - *Mylar tinsel 

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - Black hen or choice 

Head - Black rabbit dubbing

*I used the orange side of peacock/orange tinsel

SOFT~HACKLE JOURNAL: Black Hole Caddis Emerger (soft-hacklejournal.blogspot.com)

Green Gilled Stretch Magic Midge

Green Gilled Stretch Magic Midge

Hook - Mustad C068, size 14-22

Glass Bead - Silver lined glass bead

Thread - Chartreuse

Gills - White hi-vis fibers or equivalent

Head - Brass bead Black/black nickel

Body - Chartreuse stretch magic or equivalent

Orphan

Orphan

Steelhead Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black 

Tail - Mallard flank fibers (or teal)

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel 

Body - Dark olive chenille 

Hackle - Grizzly as a wet fly collar and pulled down

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Brown Bomber

Brown Bomber 

Hook - Mustad 3906B. 9671 or equivalent

Thread - Brown

Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs

Body - Black chenille

Hackle - Brown

Tying sequence - From the rear: chenille, hackle, chenille, hackle, chenille, hackle. 

There are three hackles tied into the body of this fly. One at the rear, then the chenille is wrapped to the center and tied off. Another hackle is wrapped in the center, and then the chenille is wrapped to the front where a third hackle is tied in.

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

This is really like a Woolly Worm (which see) except the hackle is not palmered but spotted at precise places on the shank.

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Speckled Spider

Speckled Spider 

Hooks - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Well-marked grizzly hackle stem wrapped over a tapered gray floss underbody

Reverse wrapped with fine silver wire. 

Hackle - Hungarian partridge tied on as a collar and tied back. 

*Add a drop of crazy to the under body prior to wrapping the hackle stem body for added durability.

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

Yorkshire Spider

Yorkshire Spider 

Hooks - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Abdomen - Purple floss

Thorax - Dubbed with hare's mask fur

Hackle - Natural black hen hackle tied on as collar. Hackle should reach hook bend

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

Wyatt's Trude

Wyatt's Trude

Salmon/Stone Fly

Cliff Wyatt of Santa Monica, California, tied this pattern to simulate the stonefly hatches found on many western rivers. 

Hook - Mustad 9671, sizes 4-8

Weight (Optional) - Lead free wire

Thread - Black

Tail - Speckled guinea fowl barbs 

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange chenille

Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body

Hackle - Speckled guinea fowl tied on as a collar and tied back in front of the wing

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

Blue Dun

Blue Dun

Winged Wet Fly

Don Martinez originated this pattern and claimed the fly, when moving fast, would almost always bring fish to the landing net.

Hooks - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Gray

Tail - Blue dun hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with muskrat fur

Hackle - Blue dun tied on as a collar and tied back

Wings - Gray squirrel tail hair 

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

Caldwell

Caldwell 

Steelhead

Louie Caldwell originated this pattern

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Fluorescent red

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Fluorescent red hackle barbs

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with florescent hot pink lamb's wool

Hackle - Fluorescent red 

Wing - White over red bucktail

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

Donnelly's Coachman

Donnelly's Coachman

Steelhead

Roy Donnelly originated this variation

Hooks - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip - Orange floss

Tail - Crimson red hackle barbs

Body - Peacock herl, red floss, peacock herl

Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down 

Wing - White over yellow bucktail

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

Clear Creek Special

Clear Creek Special 

Steelhead

Bill Kennerly of Happy Camp, California, originated this pattern for the Klamath River

Hooks - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle barbs

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - 1/3rd yellow floss; 1/3rd black floss and 1/3rd red floss

Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body

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

Chub

Chub

Steelhead

Larry Hicks of Tacoma, Washington, originated this pattern

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Red 

Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel

Body - White yarn, with a fluorescent red strand of yarn up the belly

Hackle - White tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - White calf tail tied over the body

Topping - Small bunch of red Flashabou Accent (Krystal flash)

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

Minute Midge

Minute Midge

Vince Wilcox

Hook - Curved scud style

Bead - Peacock color glass seed bead

Thread - Black

Body - Midge braid

Flash back - Fushia holographic tinsel 

Thorax - Ice dubbing

Island Full Steel Ahead

Island Full Steel Ahead

Steelhead Fly

Michael Garnier

Hook - Mustad 36890 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Blue floss or Golden pheasant crest dyed blue

Body - Blue floss

Rib - Round or oval gold tinsel and red micro chenille in back of the tinsel

Wing - White calf tail

Collar - Guinea followed by blue hackle 

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Patton

 

Patton

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Brown floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Guinea

Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault

Gary's Assassin

Gary's Assassin

Steelhead Fly

Hooks: MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Fluorescent red

Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail tied one and one-half half the length of the body

Butt - Narrow band of fluorescent red floss

Body - Dubbed with chartreuse lamb's wool

Hackle - Black tied on as collar and tied back

This pattern was redesigned for steelhead head from a Canadian pattern.

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

Indian Summer

Indian Summer

Steelhead Fly

Walt Johnson of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern in 1963

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tip - Flat copper tinsel

Tail - Crimson red hackle barbs

Butt - Red chenille

Ribbing - Flat copper tinsel

Body - Dubbed with fluorescent orange lamb's wool

Hackle - Crimson red tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Pink bucktail tied over the body

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

Indian Girl

Indian Girl

Steelhead Fly

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hen hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Fluorescent fire orange chenille

Hackle - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body

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

Maverick

Maverick

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Amherst pheasant tippet barbs

Body - Black chenille

Hackle - Badger tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body

Mike Kennedy of Lake Oswego, Oregon, originated this pattern in 1961 for the Rogue River. 

Today you will see it tied with a black Crystal Chenille body.

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

Maverick

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Amherst pheasant tippet barbs

Body - Black crystal chenille

Hackle - Badger tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual

McReynolds

McReynolds

Steelhead Fly

Clarence McReynolds of Eureka, California, originated this pattern in 1940

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hackle barbs

Ribbing - Heavy black thread

Body - Dubbed with orange lamb's wool

Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back

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

Pink Mambo

Pink Mambo

Steelhead Fly

Victor Moore of Smithers, British Columbia, originated this pattern

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs

Body - Rear halt, dubbed with fluorescent hot pink lamb's wool: the front half, black chenille

Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Pink bucktail tied over the body

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

Paint Pot

Paint Pot

Steelhead Fly

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Scarlet red hackle fibers 

Body - Flat silver tinsel over a well-tapered underbody of white floss or yarn

Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail tied over the body

Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental

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

Purple Angle

Purple Angle

Steelhead Fly

Bob Strobel originated this pattern

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Fluorescent fire orange

Tail - Tuft of purple marabou

Butt - Fluorescent fire orange chenille

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Purple chenille

Hackle - Claret tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental

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

Royal Coachman - Waiting

Royal Coachman - Waiting

Steelhead Fly

Al Allard came up with this variation

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Body - Peacock herl with a wide red floss center band

Hackle - White tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

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

Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental

Silvius Demon

 

Silvius Demon

Steelhead Fly

Lloyd Silvius of Eureka, California, originated this pattern in the 1930s for the Eel River.

Hooks - TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle barbs

Butt - Red chenille

Body - Oval gold tinsel

Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied over the body

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

Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental

Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

Steelhead Fly

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Crimson red hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Red floss

Hackle - Crimson red and black tied on as a collar, mixed, and tied back and down

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

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

Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental

Steelhead Kelly

Steelhead Kelly

Steelhead Fly

Wes Drain of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Fluorescent green chenille

Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Gray squirrel

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

Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental

Van Zandt

Van Zandt

Steelhead Fly

Josh Van Zandt of Eureka, California, originated this pattern around 1900

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tail - Crimson red hackle barbs

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Crimson red tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Crimson red calf tail tied over the body.  The original wing on this fly was red goose quill

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

Van Zandt

Josh Van Sant Jr., pre-1900 

Hook - Singla salmon

Tail - Red hackle fibers 

Body - Peacock herl 

Hackle - Red 

Wing - Red goose primary sections 

Note: The addition of jungle cock cheeks makes this the Josh Van Sant.

Classic Steelhead Flies

X-Long

X-Long

Steelhead Fly

Terry Hellekson

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Fluorescent green yarn

Rear Body - Orange chenille

Center Wing - Dyed red gray squirrel tail tied short over the body

Front Body - Red chenille

Hackle - Dyed red guinea fowl tied on as a collar and tied back

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