Monday, June 30, 2025

Rolls Royce


Rolls Royce

Tail - Light CDC fibers

Body - Peccary and brown deer hair, trimmed

Under wing - Light CDC fibers

Over wing - Deer hair

Hackle - Grizzly

Instagram Photo

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Blue Blow


Blue Blow

Tag - Gold tinsel

Hackle - Black tied palmor

Body - Light blue floss

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Trout - Ray Bergman

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Allerton


Allerton

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Teal or barred wood duck

Hackle - Dark blue tied palmer

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Wing - Scarlet

Trout - Ray Bergman

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Gogebic



Gogebic

Tag - Scarlet floss

Tail - White over scarlet duck or goose quill segments

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - White duck or goose quill segments with scarlet strips up sides (may be married)

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth



Monday, June 23, 2025

F. G. Simpson

F. G. Simpson

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Red and yellow mallard quill

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Wing - Red mallard quill

Hackle - Red and yellow

Favorite Flies and Their Histories - Mary Orvis Marbury

Flies - J. Edson Leonard

Friday, June 20, 2025

Brown Adder



Brown Adder

Body - Dark brown floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown turkey

Amateur Tyers fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth


Thursday, June 19, 2025

Evans' Chameleon

Evans' Chameleon

Tail - Yellow hackle

Body - Divided into four. 1st and 3rd orange, 2nd and 4th green floss

Hackle - Kingfisher blue hackle

Wing - Peacock blue neck

Wet Flies - Ken Sawada

June Bug


June Bug

Tail - Peacock sword

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange floss

Hackle - Black

Wing - Peacock sword

Wet Flies - Ken Sawada

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Maxwell


Maxwell

Tail - Teal

Cody - Copper tinsel

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Irridescant green wood duck

Trout - Ray Bergman

Mills No 1


Mills No 1

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Crimson floss

Hackle - White

Wing - Mallard dyed yellow

Trout - Ray Bergman

Silver Jungle Cock


Silver Jungle Cock

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Body - Orange silk floss shoulder - silver tinsel back

Hackle - Grizzly tied palmer over orange section

Wing - Jungle cock

Trout - Ray Bergman

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Yellow Parrot


Yellow Parrot

Tail - Scarlet

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - White duck or goose quill segments with yellow strip up sides (May be married if desired)

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Friday, June 13, 2025

Silver Sedge


Silver Sedge

Tip - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Light ginger tied palmer

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - White wool

Wing - Light brown turkey

Trout - Ray Bergman

Orange Wren



Orange Wren

Tip - Gold

Tail - Mallard

Body - Yellow floss

 Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown turkey

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Unknown as to why it is named "Orange Wren" when there is no orange in the recipe.

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Silver Stork


Silver Stork

Tail - Gray mallard

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Gray mallard

Trout - Ray Bergman

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Mohawk


Mohawk

Tail - Brown

Hackle - Brown tied palmer

Body - Light claret floss

Wing - Brown turkey

Trout - Ray Bergman

Mole

Mole

Hackle - Brown tied palmer

Body - Gray wool

Wing - Brown turkey

Trout - Ray Bergman

Monday, June 9, 2025

Prime Gnat


Prime Gnat

Tail - Black duck or goose quill segments

Tip - Orange floss or wool

Body - Balck ostrich herl

Hackle - Black

Wing - Black duck or goose quill segments

Trour - Ray Bergman

Mershon White


Mershon White

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body - White silk

Hackle - Light brown

Wing - Dark blue white tip

Trout - Ray Bergman

Saturday, June 7, 2025

Kiffe

Kiffe

Tail - Scarlet

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Dark green floss

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - Gray mallard dyed yellow

Trout - Ray Bergman

Terra's Revenge



Terra's Revenge

                                                                 Created by Mike Lum

Body - Tan Dubbing

Wing - Bleached elk hair

Legs - Small rubber legs

Thorax - Tan Dubbing

Head/collar - Tan closed cell foam

https://www.flyanglersonline.com/oldsite/flytying/fotw/81098fotw.php

Friday, June 6, 2025

Anne's Stick Fly



Anne's Stick Fly

Underbody - Yellow dubbing, natural or synthetic

Overbody - Pale deer hair, which also forms the tail and the head which is trimmed to form a top-knot

Rib - Crisscrossed thread

Historical note: This original pattern is a creation of Ann Schweigert who opened her first fly shop in Luzerne, Michigan along with her husband Jack. Ann & Jack remained in business until Jack’s death in 1985. This pattern was developed in the late 1930’s. This effective pattern is so simple it’s almost primitive.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VabgXnRJ4ivnP79S5xqaEu_lJLkqkcr6/view

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Magpie


Magpie

Tail - Brown

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Brown floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Magpie or Black turkey white tip

Trout - Ray Bergman

Jack Cabe Hopper



Jack Cabe Hopper 

Originated by Jack Cabe

Tail - Red floss, red rooster hackle, or red calf tail

Body - Dark brown dubbing (aim for mahogany)

Wing - Tan calf tail, trude style

Hackle - Grizzly & brown, mixed

 http://www.rockyrivertu.org/jack-cabe-hopper.html

Monday, June 2, 2025

Dun Variant

Dun Variant 

Tail - Peacock sword barbs

Body - Dubbed with a 50/50 blend of black and claret rabbit fur

Hackle - Mottled brown hungarian partridge tied on as a collar

Authors Note

Originated by Art Flick. Often referred to as a nymph, it is a spider, wet-fly design.

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

Butcher King


Butcher King

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet and cock hackle fibers dyed scarlet

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Hackle -  Cock or hen hackle dyed purple

Wing - White tippet mallard wing feather

Fly2000 Database

Sunday, June 1, 2025

Fluorescent Green Spider

Fluorescent Green Spider 

Abdomen - Fluorescent green floss

Thorax - Hare's ear dubbing

Hackle - Hungarian partridge tied on as a collar

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

Pink Lady

Pink Lady

Tail - Amherst pheasant tippet barbs. 

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Pink floss

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

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

Author's Note

George M. LaBranche of New York City originated this pattern. LaBranche wrote The Dry Fly and Fast Water (1914). He was also one of the organizers of the Angler's Club of New York in 1905.

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