Silver Nail

Silver Nail

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Badger

Wings - Jungle cock

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Quebec Whore

Quebec Whore

Ian Cameron

Hook - Streamer

Thread - White under floss body, black head

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - White floss

Under wing - Red, white and blue bucktail followed by pearl krystal flash

Wing - Orange marabou

Topping - Peacock herl

Tying Classic Freshwater Streamers - David Klausmeyer

Wholly Ghost

Wholly Ghost

Bob Upham

Hook - Streamer

Thread - White

Body - Silver tinsel

Wings - Gray hackles

Shoulder - Mallard flank

Tying Classic Freshwater Streamers - David Klausmeyer

Maine Jungle

Maine Jungle

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tag - Green floss

Tail - Scarlet

Rib - Gold tinsel

Body - Claret dubbing

Hackle - Claret

Wing - Jungle cock

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Mershon

Mershon

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hackle

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Black

Wing - Dark blue, white tip

Trout - Ray Bergman

Artula

Artula

Hook - Partridge CS15

Thread - White under floss body 

Tag - Silver tinsel 

Body - Orange floss 

Rib - Silver tinsel 

Belly - White bucktail 

Throat - Brown hackle fibers 

Wing - 4 green hackles flanked on each side by 1 black hackle

Cheek - Jungle cock nail 

Head - Black with orange band

Originated by Carrie Stevens

Carrie G Stevens - Hilyard

Canary

Canary

Hook - Partridge CS15 #2 

Thread - White flat waxed nylon 

Tag - Silver flat tinsel 

Tail - Black hackle fibers 

Body - Silver flat tinsel 

Belly - Yellow bucktail 

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers 

Wing - 4 yellow hackles 

Eye - Jungle cock nail 

Head - Black (with orange band) 

The Canary is another example of a simple Carrie Stevens streamer pattern. There also exists a Canary Custom pattern which loses the tail and substitutes the all silver body with an orange floss body ribbed with silver tinsel. This is a simple streamer to tie as these things go, and the only thing to keep an eye on is the tail. Tying the tail can cause a bit of a bump in the body, but by adding a bit extra material along the top of the hook shank, this will keep the underbody uniform along the length of the shank. 

Streamers 365 Vol 2 - Darren MacEachern

The Enticer

The Enticer

Hook - 6xl streamer

Thread - Black

Tag - Gold tinsel

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Red wool yarn

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - Black over white bucktail

Designed by Ed Muzeroll

Tying Classic Freshwater Streamers - David Klausmeier

Floyd Franke's Lake Erie Shiner

Floyd Franke's Lake Erie Shiner

Hook - 6XL Streamer

Thread - Olive

Underbody - White uni stretch

Overbody - Pearl tinsel

Belly - White bucktail

Throat - Light blue hackle

Wing - Olive brown bucktail over olive or pearl krystal flash over olive bucktail

Eyes - Painter black over yellow

Lake Erie Shiner | Global FlyFisher | Lake Erie Shiner is a Killing Bucktail from the vise of Floyd Franke

West Carry Dace

West Carry Dace

Dave Prince

Hook - 4xl Streamer, size 6-12

Thread - Black 6/0

Tag - Silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Rib - Silver tinsel

Belly - Orange bucktail

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Grey bucktail under a few peacock herl

Eye - Painted black over white

Notes: Dave Prince is a Maine guide and developed the West Carry Dace. The pattern came about out of necessity once bait was banned in the waters of West Carry Pond. Dave’s angling companion Louis had observed that the fish in the pond loved the dace, but in fact had a preference for the females who wore yellow and orange shades in their undersides. The color was incorporated into the design with a marabou wing and was instantly successful with the West Carry Pond inhabitants. The pattern can be tied for either trolling or casting and has been proven to catch brook trout, landlocked salmon and Arctic char.

Streamers 365 - Darren MacEachern

Champs Special Streamer

Champs Special Streamer

Hook - Edgar Sealey & Sons 1762.B, #5

Thread - Black

Tail - Red floss

Body - Silver flat tinsel

Rib - Silver oval tinsel

Belly - A small bunch of white bucktail over 4-5 peacock herls

Underwing - A small bunch of yellow bucktail

Wing - 4 grizzly hackles

Originated by Frank Congdon

The pattern was designed by Mr. Frank Congdon from Middletown, Connecticut and was named

for his wife. The yellow bucktail in the underwing was sometimes substituted with 2 golden pheasant crests, so the bucktail should also be kept sparse. The pattern was given to the Weber Tackle Company.

Streamers 365 Vol 2 - Darren MacEachern

Hurricane & Barnes Special

Hurricane

Hook - Mustad 3907B #2 (or any 9xl streamer hook)

Thread - Black

Tail - 2 jungle cock body feathers 

Body - Silver flat tinsel 

Rib - Silver oval tinsel 

Throat - 8-10 peacock sword fibers 

Wing - A small bunch of red bucktail under a small bunch of white bucktail under 2 grizzly hackles 

Originated by Fred Fowler

The Hurricane was designed by an Oquossoc, Maine angler named Fred Fowler. The pattern is also known as the Wonder and was used as the basis for the more celebrated Barnes Special which was developed by Dr. C. Lowell Barnes. There is enough difference in the patterns that many anglers prefer one over the other when trolling for salmon in the Rangeley Lakes

Streamers 365 Vol 3 - Darren MacEachern

Barnes Special

Hook - Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook 8x, size 2 or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tail - 2 short jungle cock body feathers 

Body - Silver flat tinsel 

Rib - Silver oval tinsel 

Underwing - A small bunch of red bucktail over which is a very small bunch of white bucktail 

Wing - 2 yellow hackles flanked by grizzly hackle 

Collar - Several turns of white hackle (tied on after wing) 

Originated by Dr. C. Lowell Barnes

The Barnes Special is an adaptation from a streamer called the Hurricane (aka the Wonder) created by Fred Fowler. The Barnes Special includes a yellow hackle in the wing, a change from a peacock sword throat to a wrapped white hackle and a change of head color from the Hurricane, from black to red. Mr. Barnes was a guide in the Sebago Lake area and was known to examine the stomach contents of his catches. The Barnes Special is one of the most popular Eastern streamers and is credited with the capture of thousands of salmon. It is said to be particularly effective when trolled in the spring.

Streamers 365 Vol 2 - Darren MacEachern

Stewart's Hawk

Stewart's Hawk

Originated by Austin Hogan

Hook - Streamer 4xl

Thread - Black

Tail - White bucktail

Body - Silver embossed tinsel

Wing - Small bunch of blue bucktail, reaching to the end of the tail. Over this, rather wide slips of any soft, streaked/mottle feather to imitate hawk (used on original)

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Stuart's Hawk is an Austin Hogan pattern. He created it for his friend and fellow angler Clarance "Cak" Stewart. It is responsible for taking a number of small mouth bass in the Northeastern United States and no doubt many trout have been fooled into grabbing hold. The wing was selected for its softness and for the motion imparted as it is stripped through the water, pulsing with a strip and pause. The original pattern called for hawk, but in all cases, it is now illegal to possess raptor feathers. Turkey tail, peacock wing or any mottled feather would work in place of the hawk.

Streamers 365 Vol 1 #1-122 - Darren MacEachern

Gray Ghost

Gray Ghost

Carrie G Stevens

Hook - Partridge CS15, #4

Thread - White and black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Orange floss

Under belly - 4-6 strands of peacock herl, then white bucktail

Throat - Golden pheasant crest

Wing - Golden pheasant crest, then 4 gray hackles. Crest and hackles are of equal length

Shoulders - Silver pheasant body feather

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Head - Black with an orange band

Carrie G Stevens - Maker of Rangely Favorite Trout & Salmon Flies - G R Hilyard & L K Hilyard

Saugatuck King

Saugatuck King

Hook - L87AP Streamer

Thread - Black

Body - Gold tinsel

Wing - White bucktail Tipped with golden badger hackles

Eyes (Optional) - Painted black over white

Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault

Greyhound

Greyhound

Carrie G Stevens

Hook - Mustad R79 - 94720

Thread -Red

Tag - Silver tinsel 

Tail - Red hen or schlappen

Body - Red floss

Rib - Silver tinsel

Underbelly - White bucktail & strands of peacock herl 

Throat - Red hen or schlappen 

Wing - Four grey hackles 

Shoulder - Jungle cock body feather 

Cheek - Jungle cock 

Head - Red with a black band

Carrie G Stevens - Maker of Rangely Favorite Trout & Salmon Flies - G R Hilyard & L K Hilyard

Dark Olive Spinner

Dark Olive Spinner

Hook - Dry fly

Thread - Black

Tails - Dark moose mane or body hairs (divided if desired)

Body - Dark olive dubbing

Wing - White poly yarn

Pennsylvania Angler & Boater Magazine

May/June 2010

Note - Article recipe is wrong for tying a spinner as it includes a bead and hackle in the recipe

Stovepipe Nymph

Stovepipe Nymph

Hook - 2xl streamer

Thread - Orange

Weight - .015 lead free wire

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body - Peacock herl or dark olive chenille

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - Teal flank feather

Coachman

Coachman 

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown

Wing - White duck or goose quill segments

Author's Note

Also made black tip, also scarlet tail. Also, mallard tail.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Trout - Ray Bergman

King's River Caddis

King's River Caddis

Hook - Dry fly

Thread - Brown

Body - Dubbing

Wing - Turkey tail segment

Hackle - Brown

Caddis Emerger

Caddis Emerger

Hook - Dry fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Antron yarn

Body - Olive dubbing

Wing - Elk hair

Thorax - Dark dubbing

Caddis Emerger – Smitty's Fly Box

Ashey

Ashey

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Body - Grey floss

Hackle - Gray

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Autumn Dun

Autumn Dun

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hackle

Ribbing - Yellow floss

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Gray

Wing - Gray turkey

Amateurs Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Ash Fly

Ash Fly

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Browm hackle

Body - Light gray floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Light slate duck or goose quill segments

Author's Note

Also made - brown floss rib, light slate tail, gray hackle.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Dam’s Hairwing Caddisfly

Dam’s Hairwing Caddisfly 

Hook - Standard dry-fly hook, sizes 12 through 20

Thread - Black or brown

Body - Light brown wool dubbing

Wing - Deer or elk body hair

Hackle - Grizzly

The Practical Fly Tier - Royce Dam

Deer Hair Emerger

Deer Hair Emerger

Hook - Curve style

Thread - Brown or black

Ribbing - Pearl tinsel

Body - Your favorite-colored dubbing

Wing - Deer Hair

Thorax - Your favorite-colored dubbing

Muddler Minnow

Muddler Minnow 

Hook - 2X- or 3X-long, sizes 4 through 14

Thread - Black/brown

Tail - Mottled turkey quill sections

Rib - Fine, oval gold tinsel

Body - Medium flat silver tinsel

Underwing - Squirrel tail

Wing - Mottled turkey quill sections

Collar and head - Deer hair (no-trim head technique)

The Practical Fly Tier: No-nonsense Patterns and Techniques for Wet and Dry Flies, Nymphs and Streamers - Royce Dam

Starling

Starling

Hook - We fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Dun hackle

Body - Stripped peacock quill

Hackle - Dun hackle

Wing - Light slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Christian Special

Christian Special

Bass Fly

Tail - Scarlet

Ribbing - Scarlet

Body - White or yellow chenille

Legs - White bucktail or hackle

Wing - White bucktail or calf tail, extra long and set upright 

(these erect wing bends down and trails beyond the hook when drawn through the water)

Shoulder - Barred wood duck

Streamcraft - George Parker Holden

Streamcraft - Google Books

Trout Fin (Variation)

Trout Fin 

(Variation)

Hook - Wet or streamer style (10-16) 

Thread - Black 

Tail - Red duck quill strip 

Body - Flat silver tinsel 

Hackle - Badger 

Wing - Duck quill, married sections of red, black, and white (white forms the top portion of the wing) (White over black over red)

Author's remark 

This pattern is also tied as a streamer fly. Like the Parmachene Belle and other brightly colored flies, it is used primarily for brook trout.

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

McGinty

McGinty

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Gray mallard topping scarlet

Body - Alternate black & yellow chenille

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Black turkey white tip

Trout - Ray Bergman

Golden Midge

Golden Midge

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Body - Yellow dubbing

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Fire Fly

Fire Fly

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Red

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Black

Hackle - Guinea

Wing - Light slate duck or goose quill segments

Author's Note

Also made orange body, rib gold, brown hackle tail, brown hackle, white wings.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Gray Duke

Gray Duke

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Rear - Black; Front - Red 

Hackle - Guinea

Wing - Brown turkey

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Tups Indispensable

Tups Indispensable 

Hook - Mustad 3906, Partridge L2A (10-16) 

Thread - Black

Tail - Blue dun hen hackle fibers

Body - Yellow floss 

Thorax - Pale pink dubbing fur 

Hackle - Blue dun hen

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

August Dun

 

August Dun

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black 

Tip - Gold tinsel

Ribbing - Gold Tinsel

Body - Orange dubbing

Hackle - Orange

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Author's Notes

Also made with brown body, rib yellow, gray hackle tail, brown hackle, slate wings.

Also made with turkey wings.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Water Cricket

Water Cricket

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Orange silk

Ribbing - Black silk

Body - Yellow or Orange silk

Wings -Hackled with a feather from the Golden Plover’s breast, in its summer plumage, or the wing or back of a Starling (I used starling)

Author's Note

It is sometimes ribbed with black silk. Notes In its early stages the insect of which this is supposed to be an imitation, is not a fly but an active little spider. It runs upon the surface of the water and is often taken greedily. The dressing shown in the plate is ample.

Yorkshire Trout Flies - T E Pritt

Winter Brown

Winter Brown

Hook - Wet fly style

Body - Orange silk

Wings - Hackled with a feather from the inside of a Woodcock’s wing

Head - Peacock herl

Yorkshire Trout Flies - T E Pritt

Plummer

Plummer

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body

Butt - Black ostrich herk

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Shoulder - Black ostrich herk

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - Teal

Trout - Rey Bergman

Katoodle Bug

 

Katoodle Bug

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body; Black head

Tail - Brown mallard aka bronze mallard

Body - 3 joint body of dark blue, yellow and orange floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown turkey

Author's Note

Also made with green, yellow and orange body, gray mallard tail, brown hackle down body, brown turkey wing.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Rain Bow

Rain Bow

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss tag, Black head

Tail - Scarlet

Tag - White floss

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Gray

Wing - Cinnamon duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Yankee

Yankee

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - White

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Blue dubbing or floss

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - White duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Plath

Plath

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Silver tinsel

Tail - Scarlet

Body - Green dubbing

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - Gray turkey

Amateurs Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Volunteer

Volunteer

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body, Black head

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Red duck or goose quill segments

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Hackle - Green

Wing - Golden pheasant tippet

Trout - Ray Bergman

Spider

Spider

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body, Black head

Tip - Gold tinsel

Body - Light blue floss

Hackle - Furnace

Hackle - Black

Wing - Brown turkey

Authors Note

Also made dark gray floss body, black hackle, dark gray turkey wing. 

Also made yellow dubbing body, mallard hackle.

Amateur Tyer's Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Whitney

Whitney

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Green

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Green floss

Hackle - Green 

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segment with yellow strips up sides

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Gray Knight

Gray Knight

Fred Kline

Hook - Wet 

Thread - White under floss body; black head

Tip - Gold oval tinsel

Ribbing - Gold oval tinsel

Hackle - Guinea hen

Wing - Slate gray duck or goose quill segment

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High Priestess

High Priestess

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Orange floss

Tail - Orange over gray over blue duck or goose quill segments, married

Ribbing - Yellow floss, corded

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Orange over blue over yellow duck or goose quill segments, married

Cheeks - Blue hackle tip

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