Red Spinner

Red Spinner

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Brown

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Dark claret wool

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Dark gray

Trout - Ray Bergman

Fuego Bucktail

Fuego Bucktail

Hook - Mustad L87AP

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Gold tinsel

Throat - Yellow bucktail

Wing - Brown over orange bucktail

Eyes - Painted black over white

From an Instagram photo

Mono Nymph

Mono Nymph

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Brown/Olive

Tail - Furnace cockerel or substitute

Underbody - 1/3 brown thread; 2/3 green thread

Thorax cover - Hot orange floss

Overbody - Clear mono

Hackle - Black hen

Top Flies – SoftHackles

Awesome Olive

Awesome Olive

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Olive

Tail - Olive cockerel or substitute

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - BWO fine dubbing

Hackle - Olive hen

Awesome Olive – SoftHackles

Deer Fly

Deer Fly

Hook - Wet Fly

Thread - Black

Body - Blue gray floss

Hackle - Blue gray

Wing - Blue gray

Trout - Ray Bergman

Green Mantle

Green Mantle

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Green quill sections

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Green wool

Hackle - Green

Wing - Gray mallard

Trout - Ray Bergman

Guinea Hen

Guinea Hen

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Crimson quill sections

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Crimson fur or wool

Hackle - Light claret

Wing - Guinea Fowl wing quill

Trout - Ray Bergman

Westman's Delight

Westman's Delight

Hooks - MUSR70, TMC3769, or DIA 1550, sizes 10-14

Thread - Black

Tip - Bright green floss

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs

Body - Dubbed with muskrat fur

Hackle - Black tied palmer-style over the body

Wings - Mottled brown turkey-quill sections tied on edge over the body

Howard Westman of Ann Arbor, Michigan, originated this pattern in 1942.

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

Iron Blue Dun

Iron Blue Dun

Hooks - MUSR70, TMC3769, or DIA1550, sizes 10-16

Thread - Black

Tail - Furnace hen hackle barbs

Butt - Red floss

Body - Dubbed with muskrat fur

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

Wings - Natural gray duck quill sections tied on edge over the body

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

Harvey's Favorite

Harvey's Favorite 

Hooks - MUSR70, TMC3769, or DIA 1550, sizes 10-14

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hackle barbs

Body - Dubbed with black muskrat fur

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

Wings - Mottled brown turkey-quill quill sections tied on edge over the body

Professor George Harvey of State College, Pennsylvania, originated this pattern.

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

Chantry

Chantry

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Black

Wing - Dark slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

*Similar to a Leadwing Coachman

Dugmore Fancy

Dugmore Fancy

Body - Black floss

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Black hen

Wings - Bronze Black duck quill

Trout - Ray Bergman

Oquassac

Oquassac

Hook - Wet Fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Yellow silk floss

Tail - Pheasant tail

Ribbing - Pink silk

Body - Claret wool

Hackle - Claret - black chenille collar

Wing - Pheasant tail

Trout - Ray Bergman

Tying note

Photo of a Don Bastian tied "Oquassac" from Forgotten Flies

Waters

Waters

(White at Head)

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Black

Wing - Light gray turkey

Head - White ostrich herl

Trout - Ray Bergman

Gordon

Gordon

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body; Black head

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Brown mallard or mandarin

Ripping - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Badger

Wing - Brown mallard or mandarin

Trout - Ray Bergman

Olive Wren

Olive Wren

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Silver tinsel

Tail - Gray Mallard

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Olive brown wool

Hackle - Brown - Furnace preferred

Wing - Light brown turkey or pheasant

Trout - Ray Bergman

Peajay

Peajay

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow duck or goose quill segments

Tip - Red chenille tag

Body - White chenille

Hackle - Orange

Wing - Scarlet duck or goose quill with white stripe

Trout - Ray Bergman

Orange Blue

Orange Blue

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body; Black head

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Orange chenille and blue floss

Hackle - Claret

Wing - Light brown turkey with orange stripe

Trout - Ray Bergman

Orange Black

Orange Black

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body; Black head

Tail - Black duck or goose quill fibers

Ribbing - Black silk

Body - Orange floss

Hackle - Black

Wing - Black duck or goose quill

Trout - Ray Bergman

Round Lake

Round Lake

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Blue duck or goose quill 

Tag - Orange chenille or wool tag

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Claret wool

Hackle - Orange

Wing - Brown turkey Jungle eye

Trout - Ray Bergman

Light Blow

Light Blow

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Light brown mottled turkey quill sections

Body - Quill – pronounced stripe (stripped peacock quill)

Hackle - Crimson

Wing - Light brown mottled turkey

Trout - Ray Bergman

Mark Lain

Mark Lain

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body; Black head

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Scarlet over white – married

Body - Yellow floss or wool

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - Cinnamon – white tip *

Don Bastian Note

* Any mottled brown turkey with light-colored cream or white tip may be used for the wing.

Marsters

Marsters

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body; Black head

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Gray mallard

Body: White floss or wool

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - Widgeon or gray mallard *

* Teal may also be used for the wing because of its similarity to widgeon.

Trout - Ray Bergman

Calder

Calder (Var)

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body; Black head

Tail - Barred Mandarin*

Butt - Peacock herl

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Orange floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing: Peacock sword over light brown mottled turkey

*I used barred wood duck

Trout - Ray Bergman

Shovel Island

Shovel Island

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body, Black head

Tail - Black

Tag - Black chenille

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Scarlet floss

Hackle - Black hen

Wings - Scarlet

Shovel Island (fabri-mouches.ca)

Park Fly

Park Fly

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Crimson floss

Hackle - Black

Wing - Black

Trout - Ray Bergman

Kingfisher

Kingfisher

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Crimson floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Gray mallard

Trout - Ray Bergman

Stranger

Stranger

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Brown

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Dark brown wool

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown turkey over golden pheasant tippet

Trout - Ray Bergman

Shoemaker

Shoemaker (Var)

Hook- Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body; Black head

Tail - Brown mandarin speckled*

Body - Gray ostrich with white floss center

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown mandarin speckled*

*I used bronze mallard

Trout - Ray Bergman

Black Prince

Black Prince

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Scarlet duck or goose quill fibers

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Black hen

Wing - Black duck or goose quill fibers

Trout - Ray Bergman

Cornell

Cornell

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Black duck or goose quill 

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Hackle - Black hen

Wing - Black duck or goose quill

Trout - Ray Bergman

Winters

Winters

Hook- Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Brown or light gray mallard

Body - Claret floss

Hackle - Brown furnace or dun

Wing - Brown mallard

Trout - Ray Bergman