Headrick's Killer (Killer)

Headrick's Killer (Killer)

Frank Headrick, late 1940s 

Tag - Silver flat tinsel 

Tail - Orange hackle fibers 

Body - Red wool yarn or chenille 

Hackle - Red 

Wing - Black bucktail 

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

Weitchpec Witch

Weitchpec Witch

Steelhead

Circa 1949

Tag - Gold flat or oval tinsel (fine)

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet 

Body - Black wool yarn or chenille 

Hackle - Black 

Wing - Orange polar bear or calf tail

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

C. Z. Special

C. Z. Special

Atlantic Salmon

Claude Z Westfall

Tag - Flat silver tinsel and fluorescent green floss

Tail - Fluorescent green over black hackle fibers

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel over floss body only

Body - Rear, black floss; Front, peacock herl

Wing - Dyed fluorescent green gray squirrel tail under peacock sword fibers

Collar - Fluorescent green hackle

C. Z. Spec... (fabri-mouches.ca)

Quinsam Hackle

Quinsam Hackle

Steelhead

Brigadier General Noel Money

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Yellow floss

Body - Black wool ribbed with gold tinsel. Palmer the front half with yellow hackle

Hackle - Claret or red

Author's Note

Sometimes called the "Shrimp Fly"

Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies - Trey Combs

Pink Lady

Pink Lady

Steelhead

Tail - Red bucktail

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Fluorescent pink chenille

Hackle - Fluorescent red tied down as a beard

Wing - Red bucktail

Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies - Trey Combs

La P'tite Mimi

La P'tite Mimi

Atlantic Salmon

Mimi Bergeron

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail: Fluorescent green floss, cut flat or krystal flash

Boby - Oval silver tinsel

Throat - Fluorescent green floss and 3 fibers of peacock herl

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over fluorescent green floss

Topping - Peacock herl

Head - Peacock herl

La P'tite Mimi (fabri-mouches.ca)

Le Pendu - The Hanged Man

Le Pendu - The Hanged Man

Atlantic Salmon

George Maul

Tag - Fine oval silver tinsel

Tail - Grizzly hackle tips

Body - Claret floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Veil - Claret floss

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Collar - Grizzly hackle

Green Ghost

Green Ghost

Tail - Yellow hackle*

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Orange floss

Hackle - Silver pheasant body feather

Wing - Green deer, goat, polar bear hair or calf tail

Cheek - Jungle cock

Head - Black with red band

*Reference photo did not present any tail

Gold March Brown

Gold March Brown

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Hungarian partridge

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Hares ear dubbing

Hackle - Hungarian partridge

Wing - Pheasant wing quill*

*I used mottled turkey

Reference

Hans Weilenmann Video

Sparkle Damsel Nymph

Sparkle Damsel Nymph

Damsel Fly Nymph

Ross Anne, 1970's

Tail - Light olive marabou

Ribbing - Silver wire

Overbody - Pearl tinsel

Body and thorax - Light olive dubbing, picked out at thorax

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

 

Parking Lot

Parking Lot

Damsel/Dragonfly Imitation

Randy Jones/Randy Stonebraker, 1990's

Bead - Gold brass or tungsten

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Black

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

Pink Petuti

Pink Petuti

Damsel/Dragonfly Imitation

Pat Barnes, 1950's

Body - Green wool yarn

Hackle - Greenish ringneck pheasant feather

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Stapleton

Sid Neff Caddis

Sid Neff Caddis

Body - Dry fly dubbing, color to match the natural

Wing - Light or dark deer or elk hair

The Caddis and The Angler - Eric Leiser and Larry Solomon

AKA Hairwing Caddis

Yellowstone

Yellowstone

Winged Wet Fly

Glen L Evans, 1920's

Tail - Black hackle

Body - Yellow chenille

Hackle - Sparse yellow hackle

Wing - Gray duck/goose quill

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

Yellowstone

Winged Wet Fly

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Yellow hackle

Body - Yellow chenille

Hackle - Orange hackle

Wing - Black duck/goose quill

Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault

Big Trout

Big Trout

Winged Wet Fly

Jack Boehme, 1930's

Tail - Brown mallard

Body - 1 each stripped yellow and brown hackle stem

Hackle - Grizzly

Wing - Gray duck quill

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

Cutthroat

Cutthroat

Winged Wet Fly

Glen L Evans, 1930's

Tail - Black hackle fibers

Body - Red chenille

Hackle - Black

Wing - White duck/goose quill

Reference

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

The Fisherman's Handbook of Trout Flies - Donald Du Bois

Condor

 

Condor

Soft Hackle

Dwight Thornton, 1980's

Body - Condor quill barb*

Hackle - Starling

Reference

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

*I used actual condor quill barb but gray goose or swan are acceptable substitutes. Back in the 1980' it was readily available.

Bright Fox

 

Bright Fox

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Brown hackle

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - White

Reference

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Undertaker

Undertaker

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Black and white

Body - White wool

Hackle - Black

Wing - White and black

Reference

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Stone

Stone

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Blue-gray

Ribbing - Yellow silk

Body - Blue-gray fur

Hackle - Blue-gray

Wing - Light gray turkey

Reference 

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Stone Variation

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Brown mallard

Body - Gray and yellow dubbing, mixed

Hackle - Cream

Wing - Light mottled turkey

Reference 

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Stone Fly (Wetzel)

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Brown mallard

Ribbing - Yellow silk

Body - Gray wool

Hackle - Dun

Wing - Light mottled turkey

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Baler Hopper

Baler Hopper

Hopper Pattern

John Foust, 1980's

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Brown hackle, trimmed

Body - Yellow foam

Wing - Mottled fly sheet

Legs - Orange baler cord, knotted

Head and over wing - Elk hair

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

Ugly Rudamus

Ugly Rudamus

Attractor Fly Pattern

Caddis/Stonefly/Hopper

John Foust, 1980's

Tail - Elk hair

Body - Pearl tinsel

Under wing - Mottled fly sheet

Over wing/head - Elk hair

Reference 

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

Mountain Swallow

 

Mountain Swallow

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Blue and orange fibers

Body - Orange wool ribbed with gold tinsel

Hackle - Mixed blue and orange

Wing - Blue duck with married strips of orange duck on top

1861 FLIES by KEN SAWADA

March Brown

March Brown 

(English female)

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Partridge

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Gray-brown dubbing

Hackle - Partridge

Wing - Pheasant (light)*

*Or substitute mottled turkey

Reference

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Montana Madison

Montana Madison

Winged Wet Fly

Originator Unknown, 1940's

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Black thread

Body - Orange floss

Hackle - Brown, beard style

Wing - Mottled turkey quill segments

Reference

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

Lutz Favorite

Lutz Favorite

Winged Wet Fly

Mark Lutz, 1960's

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Tag - Black floss

Body - Red floss

Hackle - Full brown collar

Wing - Brown mottled turkey quill

Reference

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

Cutthroat

 

Cutthroat

Winged Streamer

Jack Boehme, 1930's

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Red hackle fibers, beard style

Wing - White goose quill segments

Reference

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

Orange Miller

Orange Miller

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Fine gold wire

Tail - Scarlet ibis (or substitute)

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange wool

Hackle - White

Wing - White duck or goose

Reference

1861 FLIES by KEN SAWADA

Emerald Coachman

Emerald Coachman

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Tippet fibers

Body - Emerald green floss

Hackle- Brown

White - White duck or goose

Reference

1861 FLIES by KEN SAWADA

Flamer

Flamer

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Crimson

Tip - Black chenille

Body - Gold tinsel

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Crimson

Reference

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Doc Holiday

Doc Holiday

(Mo Bradley Golden Spratley Variant)

Wet Fly/Small Streamer

Tail - Guinea

Ribbing - Opal tinsel

Body - Olive phentex yarn (I used antron yarn)

Throat - Guinea

Under wing - Pheasant tail fibers

Over wing - Golden pheasant tippets

Head - Peacock herl

Reference

(34) Doc Holiday (Mo Bradley Golden Spratley Variant) - YouTube

(34) Mo's Golden Spratley (Doc Spratley Variant) - YouTube

Hofland's Fancy

Hofland's Fancy

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Brown

Body - Dark claret floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Bittern light or light turkey

Reference

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Kemp Bug

Kemp Bug

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Peacock herl

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown hen

Wing - Grizzly hackle tips

Castle Rock

Castle Rock

Atlantic Salmon

Daniel Dufour

Tag - Oval silver tinsel and pale blue floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - White ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Violet floss

Wing - White bucktail

Hackle - Black, long

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

Gold Digger

Gold Digger

Streamer Fly

Tail – Red and yellow hackle feather, opposed

Ribbing – Red floss

Body – White chenille

Wing – White bucktail

Cheek – Jungle cock

Collar – red and yellow hackle

This streamer. fly was originally tied for rainbow trout but in a larger size took a great many bass last season, so it was dubbed the Gold Digger. Daintily dressed, it is not reminiscent of feminine pulchritude, but a deceptive siren always.

1930s (fishandboat.com) Aug 1939

Yellow Tiger

Yellow Tiger

Streamer Fly

Tail – Mallard flank

Body – Yellow chenille

Wing – Yellow Bucktail

Cheeks – Jungle cock

Throat – Red hackle

Reference

Pennsylvania Angler Legacy Issues (fishandboat.com) Aug 1939

Vance

 

Vance

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Light mottled turkey

Body - Gold tinsel

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - Light mottled turkey

Reference

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Trout Fin

Trout Fin

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - White floss

Ribbing - White floss

Body - Orange floss

Hackle - Orange

Wing - Orange with 2 fibers of black and white married over the top

Reference 

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Phantom

Phantom

Atlantic Salmon

Eric Baylis

Tag - X-small oval gold tinsel and fluorescent orange stretch nylon

Under body - Rear third: flat silver tinsel

Body - Rear third: yellow phentex yarn tied sparse to let silver tinsel show through; center butt of fluorescent orange stretch nylon; middle third: black ostrich herl; front third: chartreuse krystal flash

Wing - Black squirrel tail with a few strands of pink krystal flash

Hackle - Black

Head - Fluorescent orange

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

USA

USA

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Red

Body - White

Hackle - Blue

Wing - Red, white, blue, married

Lister's Gold

Lister's Gold

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Yellow

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Rear, gold tinsel, dark claret wool at shoulder

Hackle - Orange

Wing - Guinea

Reference

Tout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Liberty

Liberty

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Dark blue/blue

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Pale blue floss

Hackle - White

Wing - Scarlet

Reference 

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies Schmookler and Sils

Jiggly Pat's

Jiggly Pat's

Rear Hook - Curved style, size 10*

Thread – Black or brown

Body - Variegated chenille, medium, black/coffee

Tails - Round rubber legs, small, black**

Front Hook - Gamakatsu J20- B Jig hook, size 10

Bead - Slotted tungsten, 5/32”, black nickel

Thread – Black or brown

Weight - Lead-free wire

Articulation joint - 8-pound test monofilament

Body - Variegated chenille, medium, black/coffee

Legs - Round rubber legs, small, black**

*Clip off at hook bend

**I used black uni-flexx

Tim Flagler Video

Indian Yellow

Indian Yellow

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Very pale ginger or dark honey

Ribbing - Pale yellow silk

Body - Very light brown floss

Hackle - Very pale ginger or dark honey

Wing - Turkey

Reference

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Piker

Piker 

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Gold Tinsel

Body - Orange wool

Hackle - Brown

Wing - White

Reference

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Pot O' Gold

Pot O' Gold

Caddis Imitation

Wet or Dry (I tied as wet fly)

Tip - Tie chenille egg sack at the tip point on hook (yellow, black, red (claret) or green)

Body - Scarlet, purple, green, brown or gold floss - thin

Wing - Woodchuck, badger or gray squirrel - tied down wing - length of hook

Hackle - Red (brown) or grizzly or both mixed

Reference - Trout Fishing and Trout Flies - Jim Quick