Large Stone

Large Stone

Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Dark gray wool or dubbing

Thorax - Peacock herl

Legs - Tips of peacock herl, 3 each side

Fly-Tying - William Bayard Sturgis

Green Bay

Green Bay

Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Mallard/teal fibers

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Gray rabbit fur

Crown/wing case - Orange floss

Thorax - Gray rabbit fur

Legs - Ginger hackle

Head - Peacock herl

Fly - Tying - William Bayard Sturgis

Pink Lady

Pink Lady

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Orange

Tail - Cream/white hackle fibers

Body - Yellow floss, twisted, to show segmentation

Crown/wing case - Gray floss

Thorax - Cream/beige dubbing

Legs - Strips of soft starling wing

Fly-Tying - William Bayard Sturgis

Michigan

Michigan

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Mallard

Body - Stripped grizzly hackle stem

Crown/wing case - Orange floss

Thorax -Gray rabbit dubbing

Legs - Brown hackle

Fly-Tying - William Bayard Sturgis

Veever's Fancy

Veever's Fancy 

Atlantic Salmon

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

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

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute

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

Wringer

Wringer 

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool

Hackle - Dark blue tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed red, gray squirrel tail tied low over the body, with an over wing of dyed yellow gray squirrel tail

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

Fox Hole Special

 

Fox Hole Special

Attractor Fly Pattern

Hook - Mustad 3665A or equivalent, size 6-8

Thread - Black 

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Throat - Yellow bucktail

Underwing - Orange bucktail 

Wing - White marabou 

Shoulder - Mallard or teal flank 

Eyes (optional) - Painted black over white

The Fox Hole Special is one of the better landlocked salmon streamers, and brook trout will take it as well. It’s a so-called attractor pattern, and best described as a dressed-up Black Ghost Marabou, with yellow and orange bucktail and a shoulder added, the latter to imitate a gill plate. The fly is easy to see, has great action, and is just different enough that it will catch fish in pressured waters where the fish see pretty much everything else. The Fox Hole Special is one of the top ten landlocked salmon streamers in Maine.

Favorite Flies for Maine - Bob Mallard

Marabou

 How I prepare a marabou feather for woolly bugger tails

I look for a marabou feather with fine slender flues

I strip out the lower flues from the stem

I then snip out the flues from the tip to eliminate the tip stem

I then gather all of the flues into the shape shown above 

Measure the marabou to about shank length

Tie in the marabou and bury the flues under the tying thread

When I weight the hook with wraps of lead-free wire the tie in procedure is exactly the same

John Storey

John Storey (Dry)

John Storey

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Claret*

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Medium dark red cock**

Wing - Tip of a speckled feather from mallard breast***

*I used brown thread

**(English term for brown)

***I used teal

Trout and Salmon Flies of Wales - Moc Morgan - Page 89

John Storey (Wet)

John Storey

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Claret*

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Medium dark red cock**

Wing - Mallard breast feather***

*I used brown thread

**(English term for brown)

***I used teal

Trout and Salmon Flies of Wales - Moc Morgan - Page 103

Banded Squirrel Bucktail

Banded Squirrel Bucktail

Hook - Down-eyed 6-10 long shank

Thread - Black

Tail - Mixed red and white hackle fibers

Body - Mauve/wine wool

Rib - Fine oval silver tinsel

Hackle - Red over white hackle fibers

Wing - Grey squirrel hair

A simple bucktail pattern devised by Taff Price and first published in his book Lures for Game, Coarse, and Sea Fishing in the early 1970s. This fairly somber fly, with just a touch of color in its make-up, proved highly successful for brown trout, although rainbows are not averse to taking it, either.

The Flytier's Companion - Mike Dawes

Jay

Jay

Feather Wing Streamer

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent, size 4-8

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Goose quill fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Blue floss

Wing - Eurasian jay wing feathers*

Collar - Blue hen hackle

Reference - Instagram fly photo

*Eurasian Jay feathers are okay to possess and tie flies with. American Blue Jay feathers are illegal to possess and tie flies with.

eCFR :: 50 CFR 10.13 -- List of Migratory Birds.

Gowans Faithful

Gowans Faithful

Attractor Fly Pattern

Ken Gowans 

Hook - Mustad 79580 or equivalent, size 8

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Wide silver tinsel, heavy copper wire in front

Body - Black or dark purple floss

Beard - Red hackle

Wing - Orange/peach krystal flash under black squirrel tail. Krystal flash extends past squirrel tail

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Caledonia Killer

Caledonia Killer

Attractor Fly Pattern

Jamie Heim

Hook - Mustad 9672, size 4-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Orange & green floss

Throat - Peacock sword

Wing - White polar bear or substitute

Hackle - Red

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Starling & Herl

 

Starling & Herl

Soft Hackle

Hook - Wet fly style

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Tag end of tying thread

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Starling feather

Coat the hook shank with crazy glue prior to wrapping the peacock herl forward. 

Reverse wrap with the tying thread tag end.

Fine gold wire may also be used as ribbing.

Beadhead

Beadhead 

Attractor Fly

David Ryan

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 6-10

Bead - Silver

Thread - Black

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Rib - Oval gold tinsel over rear body

Body - Rear - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown, sparse, between chenille and herl

Body - Front - Buttercup yellow chenille

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Angel Child

Angel Child 

Mac Warner

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent, size 8-10

Thread - Black

Tail - Guinea hackle fibers

Rib - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Rear - yellow wool, front - red wool

Wing - Mallard flank or substitute

Hackle - Guinea fowl

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Nation’s Fancy

Nation’s Fancy 

Bill Nation

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent, size 6-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear half orange wool, front half black floss

Wing - Mallard flank or substitute

Hackle - Grizzly hen

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Gold Sand Shiner

Gold Sand Shiner

Baitfish Imitation

Gerry Beck

Hook - Mustad 3777 or equivalent keel style hook

Thread - Black

Weight - 20 turns .025” lead/lead free wire

Body - Gold mylar tubing, tie in with red thread

Wing - Stacked white bucktail extending past hook, unraveled gold mylar tubing or gold krystal flash, black bucktail, brown bucktail

Head - Black, large

Eyes - Painted black over white

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner 

Crowsnest Olive Wet

Crowsnest Olive Wet

Winged Wet Fly

Jim Fox 

Hook - Standard wet fly hook, size 10-14

Thread - Olive

Tail - Mallard flank*

Body - Fine olive dubbing

Wing - Wood duck

Beard - Light brown hackle

*When your mallard flank is crap, the next bird up is teal

Quite possibly named for the Crowsnest River in Canada

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Diving Caddis

Diving Caddis

Caddis Fly

Mac Warner

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent, size 8-14

Thread - Black

Butt - Lime green dubbing

Body - Olive dubbing (or dark olive, brown or black

Wing - White polar bear or substitute

Hackle - Brown hen

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Brayshaw's Fancy

Brayshaw’s Fancy

Caddis Fly

Tom Brayshaw

Hook - Mustad 98480 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Peacock herl

Throat - Brown mottled partridge feather fibers

Wing - Greyish deer hair, sparse

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Capelin Body Cosseboom

Capelin Body Cosseboom 

Salmon Fly

Earl Roberts

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black & red

Body/Tail - Silver mylar tubing

Wing - Grey squirrel tail

 Collar -Yellow hackle

Head - Red

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Autumn Flash

Autumn Flash 

Salmon Fly

Buddy MacIntyre 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Fine oval silver tinsel, fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear - Orange krystal flash; front - fluorescent orange wool

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Collar - Orange grizzly hackle*

*I do not have orange grizzly hackle, so I substituted with dyed orange guinea fowl hackle

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Vlimeuse

Vlimeuse 

Salmon Fly

Mario Dussault 

Hook - Single Slamon fly hook

Thread - Black

Tag - Green rubber hackle, 3 wraps

Rib - Green and red rubber hackle wrapped side by side

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Grey fox guard hairs or substitute

Cheek - Jungle cock

Collar - Dyed green guinea fowl

*Regarding the rubber hackle, I used red and green stretch magic beading cord

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

LA COULEE DES SEAUX

LA COULEE DES SEAUX

Salmon Fly

Hook - Single or double salmon hook

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Fine black chenille

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Red hackle fibers

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Robidoux

Robidoux 

Salmon Fly

Claude Bédard 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Gray

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Yellow hen hackle fibers

Rib - Silver holographic tinsel

Body - Yellow stretch nylon

Wing - Grey squirrel tail

Collar - Grizzly hen

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Purple Passion

Purple Passion 

Salmon Fly

Buddy MacIntyre 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel, purple floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear - UNI Micro-Tinsel*; front - black wool 

Throat - Purple hackle fibers

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock

*Recipe did not provide a specific color, so I went with purple as it is the theme of this fly

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Polaire

Polaire

Salmon Fly

Gilles Dussureault 

Hook - Single or double salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel, Old Gold floss*

Tail - Light green hen hackle fibers

Rib - Fine oval silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Throat - Light green hen hackle fibers

Wing - White polar bear or substitute

*I used oval gold tinsel. Don't tell the fish!

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Killer

Killer

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel 

Body - Bright red wool 

Hackle - Bright red as a wet fly collar

Wing - Natural black squirrel tail or black bear hair 

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

Ajari’s Light Kebari

Ajari’s Light Kebari

Hook - Mustad 7957 or substitute

Thread - Red

Hackle - Brown hen hackle

Body - Cream uni yarn

Tenkara Kebari: Traditional & Kebari-Inspired Trout Patterns - David Dirks

Teal Blue & Silver

Teal Blue & Silver

Hook - Standard wet fly style

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval tinsel

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Blue hen

Wing - Teal feather fibers

W/S Caddis Pupa

W/S Caddis Pupa 

W/S = Winter/Summer

Hook - Daiichi 1110 or equivalent

Thread - Gray

Body - Dark grey foam

Hackle - Dark dun hackle

Walleye Wrecker

Walleye Wrecker

Kevin Kirkelie

Hook - Long shank streamer hook, #4

Thread - Iron gray 6/0

Tail - Pearl mylar tubing (frayed from body)

Body - Pearl mylar tubing over shaped muffler tape or substitute

Wing - White bucktail then peacock herl

Collar - Chartreuse saddle hackle

Notes: While walleye isn’t a common target for fly anglers, they will indeed come to the fly. These piscivores can be picked up on streamers and the combination of chartreuse and white can be quite a productive color combination. 

L’Étincelle Bleu

L’Étincelle Bleu 

Google translate - Blue spark

Jean-Guy Boudreau 

Hook - Mustad 80501 BL or equivalent

Thread - Purple

Tag - Red wire

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Red wire

Body - Silver tinsel

Throat - White bucktail

Wing - Chartreuse krystal flash under blue bucktail

Topping - Red schlappen extending to above hook point

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Crevette-Mouiller

Crevette-Mouiller

Google translate = Shrimp-Wet

Salmon Fly

Gérald McMullen

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - White calf tail

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Grey wool or floss

Wing - Pale orange bucktail

Collar - Pale orange hackle slanting back 

Fly Patterns of Canada – Paul C Marriner

Pale Torrish

Pale Torrish 

(Sometimes listed as Yellow Torrish) 

Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tip - Yellow floss 

Tail - A golden pheasant crest feather topped with blended strands of fluorescent red and orange floss 

Butt - Black ostrich herl 

Rear body - Flat silver tinsel 

Rear throat - Yellow hackle 

Mid butt - Black ostrich herl

Front body - Flat silver tinsel 

Throat - Yellow hackle

Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock

There are other recipes for this fly. Use the one that suits you.

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

Asellus

Asellus 

Roderick Haig-Brown 

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Rib - Fine gold wire

Back - Peacock herl

Body - Olive seal fur dubbing or substitute

Collar - Badger hackle

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Gray Buck

Gray Buck

Salmon Fly

Ira Gruber

Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent, size 6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Light dun hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel 

Body - Light gray wool tapered at both ends

Throat - Light dun hackle

Wing - Badger hair extending well beyond the bend of the hook

Ira Gruber's Atlantic Salmon Flies - Ira D Gruber

Black Spider & Black Spider Revised

Black Spider

Salmon Fly

Ira Gruber

Hook -Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Black squirrel tail

Butt - Burnt orange floss

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Black wool, cigar shaped

Throat - Black hackle

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Black Spider Revised 

Salmon Fly

Ira Gruber

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed orange squirrel tail

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Olive floss

Throat - Dun hen hackle

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Ira Gruber's Atlantic Salmon Flies - Ira Gruber

October Caddis Emerger

October Caddis Emerger

Hook - Curved-shank nymph hook or a 2X-long wet-fly hook, size 6-8

Thread - Orange

Body - Light-orange rabbit dubbing with the guard hairs removed, or your favorite brand of wet-fly dubbing

Ribbing - Pearl tinsel

Antennae - Teal feather fibers

Head - Peacock herl

UV Resin coated head

Endrick Spider

Endrick Spider 

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Abdomen - Pheasant tail fibers

Rib - Fine copper wire

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown partridge

101 Favorite Nymphs and Wet Flies: History, Tying Tips, and Fishing Strategies - David Klausmeyer