Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Hot Spot Silver Rib Zucchini
Bennet
Bennet
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Yellow floss
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Guinea
Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments
Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth
Red Robin
Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Scarlet
Ribbing - Silver tinsel
Body - Claret dubbing
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Light brown turkey or cinnamon
Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth
Marble
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Gray Dolly
Emmet
Monday, July 29, 2024
Golden Butt
Jock
Jock
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail -Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Fine oval gold tinsel
Body - 1/2 yellow floss & 1/2 black floss
Hackle - Guinea fibers
Wing - White tipped mallard
Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault
Sunday, July 28, 2024
Woodruff
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Gold tinsel
Body - Olive green dubbing
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White duck or goose quill sections
Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth
King & Queen
Friday, July 26, 2024
Ilen Blue
Ilen Blue
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Red
Tail - Red duck or goose quill
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Red or claret
Wing - Blue peacock
Ilen Blue
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Silver tinsel
Body - Blue floss
Hackle - Red or claret
Wing - Bright blue
The Fisherman's Handbook of Trout Flies - Donald Du Bois
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Reckless William
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Flagger
Tip - Gold tinsel
Romaine
Romaine
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Gold Tinsel
Tail - Guinea
Body - Green wool
Hackle - Black
Wing - Guinea
Trout - Ray Bergman
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Blue Quill
Blue Quill
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Monday, July 22, 2024
Beamer
Wilson
Neversink
Neversink
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Olive Dun
Olive Dun
Hook - Wet Fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Olive
Body - Olive wool
Hackle - Olice
Wing - Slate
Trout - Ray Bergman
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Teal and Blue
Teal and Blue
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Fine silver wire
Body - Blue floss
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Barred teal barbs tied over the body
One of many flies named teal and blue
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Bradley's Special
Bradley's Special
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Brown hackle barbs
Body - Dubbed with muskrat fur
Hackle - Brown 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
Monday, July 15, 2024
Blue Partridge North Country Spider
Blue Partridge North Country Spider
Jim Wynn
Saturday, July 13, 2024
CK Nymph
CK Nymph
Hooks - Curved style
Thread - Black
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Legs - Grizzly saddle hackle tied closely over the body palmer-style and then clipped
Originated by Chuck Kraft. The saddle hackle is clipped all around the body. As a rule of thumb, a size 10 hook would have legs extending out about the diameter of a pencil.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Pale Evening Dun
Pale Evening Dun
Hooks - Wet fly
Thread - Light yellow
Tail - Light blue dun hackle barbs
Body - Dubbed with pale yellow rabbit fur
Hackle - Light blue dun tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wings - Natural light gray duck quill section tied on edge over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Friday, July 12, 2024
Babcock
Babcock
Hooks - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Red floss
Hackle: Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Yellow calf tail tied over the body
Topping - Three peacock sword feather barbs
Author's Note
The first version of the Babcock had no tail or topping. The wings were white duck quill sections with a narrow strip of black quill section along the top. This fly was named after brothers W. J. and Charles H. Babcock of Rochester, New York. W. J., an ardent fly fisherman, was one of the organizers of the National Sportsmen's Association in 1874, and Charles H. served as Fish Commissioner of New York state from 1885 to 1902.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Friday, July 5, 2024
Yellow Belle
Yellow Belle
Mac Warner
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Red
Rib - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Yellow wool or seal fur dubbing
Throat - Blended yellow and red hackle
Wing - Swan or goose strips, red and yellow
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Sissy
Sissy
Mac Warner
Hook - Mustad 3906B, Size 8
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Yellow floss, full body
Wing - 1 lemon side or flank feather, tied flat
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
I have an overabundance of teal so that's what I used
Similar to a Professor fly pattern
Kloofzicht Special
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Ibis and White
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - White under floss body; Black head
Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Red and white - married (duck, goose or swan)
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Crimson floss
Hackle - Red and white mixed
Wing - Red and white - married (duck, goose or swan)
Trout - Ray Bergman
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Rube Wood
Rube Wood
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Scarlet floss
Tail - Teal
Body - White chenille
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Gray mallard
Trout - Ray Bergman