Frank R. Smith Special

Frank R. Smith Special 

Hook - Mustad L87AP, sizes 2-6

Thread - Black

Body - Flat silver tinsel 

Throat - White bucktail tied in at the throat and extending just past hook bend, followed by white hackle barbs tied on top

Wing - Orange bucktail tied over the body with an overwing of natural brown bucktail

Head - Black with a red center band

Carrie G. Stevens originated this pattern

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

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler & Sils

Note - In some collections, this fly was called FRS Fancy. Frank Smith was a local client from Rangely, Maine.

Trout Fin

Trout Fin

Robert Cavanagh

Hook - 3xl nymph

Thread - Black

Tag - Yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Guinea fiber beard

Wing - White over black (equal parts) over red larger section duck or goose quill sections

Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault

Trout Fin Streamer

Attributed to Keith Fulsher

Hook - 3xl nymph

Thread - Black

Tail - Red goose or swan

Ribbing - Fine silver wire or oval silver (Optional)

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Cream badger hackle

Wing - Married goose or swan (from the bottom) red, black and white

Cheek - Jungle cock (Optional)

Tied per the photo in the following book

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Gasperaux

Gasperaux 

Hook - Mustad R74, sizes 4-6-8

Thread - Black

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Wing - Yellow bucktail tied over the body with an overwing of red bucktail

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute

George Richards and Charles Wetzel originated this pattern.

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

Van DeCar

Van DeCar

Hook - Mustad R74, sizes 6-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Throat - Red hackle barbs

Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute

Tom Van DeCar of Hutchinson, Kansas, originated this pattern.

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

Trout Fin Bucktail

Trout Fin Bucktail

Hook - Mustad R74, sizes 6-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Narrow section of red goose quill curved upward

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Sparse white bucktail tied over the body with an overwing of sparse black bucktail, then a larger bunch of dark orange bucktail

This is one of the many variations of the pattern. It is dressed to simulate the fin of an Eastern Brook Trout.

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

Plymouth Streamer

Plymouth Streamer

Hook - Mustad R74, size 2-4-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Long narrow section of red goose quill

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Grizzly hackle tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Four grizzly saddle hackles

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

Quebec

Quebec

Hook - Mustad R74, sizes 2-4-6-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather tied short

Butt - Yellow floss

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with claret lamb's wool

Throat - Claret hackle tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Purple bucktail tied over the body and extending to end of tail

Cheeks - Black-and-white barred lemon wood duck section tied in at each side

Alexander Learmonth of Montreal, Canada, originated this pattern in 1931

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

Rapid Stream

Rapid Stream

Hook - Mustad R74, sizes 4-6-8

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Narrow section of yellow goose quill

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied over the body

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

Harlequin

Harlequin 

Hook - Mustad R74, size 2-4-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Narrow section of red goose quill

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Badger hackle barbs

Wing - Black, dark blue, and white married goose or swan quill

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

F n G Marabou

 F n G Marabou - Black 

Hook - Mustad R74, size 2-4-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle barbs

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Black chenille

Throat - Red hackle barbs

Wing - Gray marabou tied over the body, with an overwing of sparse black bucktail

Shoulder - Grizzly hackle tip tied in at each side and extending halfway

F n G Marabou - Brown 

Hook - Mustad R74, size 2-4-6 

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle barbs

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Beige chenille

Throat - Yellow hackle barbs

Wing: Brown marabou tied over the body with an overwing of sparse dark brown bucktail

Shoulders - Dyed yellow grizzly hackle tip tied in at each side and extending halfway

F n G Marabou - Green 

Hook - Mustad R74, size 2-4-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle barbs

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Yellow chenille

Throat - Yellow hackle barbs

Wing - Green marabou tied over the body, with an overwing of sparse green bucktail

Shoulders - Dyed chartreuse grizzly hackle tip tied in at each side and extending halfway

F n G Marabou - White 

Hook - Mustad R74, size 2-4-6

Thread - Red

Tail - Red hackle barbs

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - White chenille

Throat - Red hackle barbs

Wing - White marabou tied over the body, with an overwing of sparse black bucktail. 

Shoulders - Grizzly hackle tip tied in at each side and extending halfway

Frank and Gay Lunstrom of Fresno, California, originated the F n G series of streamers in 1980.

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

Adams Wet Fly

Adams Wet Fly

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body - Gray wool

Hackle - Brown & grizzly

Wing - Grizzly hen hackle tips

A mix of original and modern materials

Black June

Black June

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Silver tinsel

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Black

Wing - Black

Trout - Ray Bergman

Black Gnat

 

Black Gnat

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Body - Black chenille

Hackle - Black

Wing - Dark Slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Black Gnat Silver

Black Gnat Silver

Hook - Wet fly

Thread- Black

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Black

Wing - Dark Slate

Trout Ray Bergman

Great Dun

Great Dun

Hook - Wet fly

Tail - Brown mallard

Body - Brown cast fur or wool

Hackle - Blue gray

Wing - Slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Delaware Flymph

Delaware Flymph

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Orange 

Ribbing - Heavy brown carpet thread or substitute

Body - Tan hare’s mask fur (obtained by blending all the colors of the mask) mixed with the reddish-yellow cream of red fox squirrel belly. (Body hairs should be picked out with a dubbing needle after fly is completed to make for a scraggly appearance.) 

Hackle - Dark ginger dry fly hackle tied as a wet fly collar

REMARKS: This pattern is intended to be fished in fast or riffle water, hence the stiffer hackle collar. It is also tied with a dropper arrangement using the same pattern as the tail and the dropper fly. According to Dave Baker, who developed it, this pattern works exceptionally well during the Hendrickson hatch on the Delaware.

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

Cardinal

Cardinal

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black 

Tail - Dyed fluorescent red hackle fibers 

Ribbing - Fine flat gold tinsel 

Body - Fluorescent red floss 

Hackle - Fluorescent red 

Wing - Dyed fluorescent red duck quill sections 

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

Cicada #2

Romeyn

Romeyn

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Scarlet silk floss - Gold tinsel tip

Tail - Barred wood duck or mandarin

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Green floss

Hackle - Grizzly

Wing - Barred wood duck

Trout - Ray Bergman

Named for Dr J R Romeyn of Keeseville N Y

Colonel Fuller

Colonel Fuller

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under body; Black head

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Black quill sections

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - Yellow with scarlet stripe, married

Trout - Ray Bergman

Ultra Simple Cased Caddis

Ultra Simple Cased Caddis

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Globrite #11

Case - Turkey (Pheasant tail as substitute)

Head - Tying thread

*Coat the hook shank with a swipe of crazy glue prior to wrapping the body or counter rib the body with wire

**Add hackle fiber legs if desired

Walker

Walker

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under body; Black head

Tail - Scarlet and white

Ribbing - Black silk

Body - White floss

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - White with gray turkey stripe

Trout - Ray Bergman