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

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Quinsam Hackle

Quinsam Hackle

Steelhead

Brigadier General Noel Money

Tag - Yellow floss

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

Hackle - Claret or red

Sometimes called the "Shrimp Fly"

Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies - Trey Combs

Irish Car Bomb

Irish Car Bomb

Steelhead

Hook - Gold Alek Jackson Spey hook*

Tail - Golden pheasant red body feather fibers

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Back ½ chartreuse floss, front ½ black trilobal dubbing

Wing - Hot orange krystal flash under black calf tail

Hackle - Black hackle under chartreuse guinea

Head - Red

*I used Daiichi 2051 Alec Jackson Spey Hook

Irish Car Bomb | Oak Orchard Flies (proboards.com)

Irish Car Bomb

Steelhead

Hook - Gold Alek Jackson Spey hook*

Tail - Red hen hackle fibers

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Back ½ chartreuse floss, front ½ black trilobal dubbing

Wing - Black deer or elk hair under krystal flash

Hackle - Black hackle under chartreuse guinea

*I used Daiichi 2051 Alec Jackson Spey Hook

Build the Irish Car Bomb with black thread on a No. 3-5 gold Alec Jackson hook. Use red hen fibers for the tail. Tie in oval gold tinsel and create the body with chartreuse floss and synthetic black dubbing. Rib with the tinsel. Tie a wing with black deer or elk hair. Add Krystal Flash above the wing. Wrap a long black hackle as an underlay then wrap a dyed chartreuse guinea hackle to finish.

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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

Badger and Yellow

Badger and Yellow

Atlantic Salmon

Peter Dunne

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet dyed fluorescent orange

Butt - Fluorescent red floss

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Yellow Wool

Wing - Gray squirrel tail dyed yellow over yellow krystal flash

Collar - Badger hackle

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

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