Heimasaetan

Heimasaetan (Heimasætan) 

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 6 - 12

Thread - White (underbody); Black (head)

Tail - Dyed orange bucktail or marabou (pictured)

Body - White wool, floss or uni-stretch (pictured)

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Wing / back - Red calf tail

Throat - Dyed orange bucktail or marabou (pictured)

Eyes - Painted black over white

Rose of New England

Rose of New England

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Tip - Embossed silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Red yarn

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Throat - Red antron yarn, short

Wing - Brown over red over yellow bucktail

Cheek - Jungle cock

Poodle Dog

Poodle Dog

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Black chenille divided by flst silver tinsel

Hackle - White

Wing - White bucktail

Reference - Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies - Trey Combs

Renous Special

Renous Special

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tip - Red floss

Tail - Green over yellow hackle fibers

Body - Medium green yarn

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Throat - Yellow hackle

Wing - Yellow bucktail over lime green bucktail

Cheeks - Jungle cock

UV Resin

Kennebago Bucktail

Kennebago Bucktail

Hook: Partridge CS15 #4 (I substituted)

Thread: White

Tail: Orange hackle fibers

Butt: Peacock herl, light blue silk, peacock herl (rear 1/3 of hook)

Body: Flat gold tinsel

Rib: Silver oval tinsel (over body only)

Throat: Orange hackle fibers

Wing: Tan under black under tan bucktail

Eyes: Jungle cock nail

Head: Black

Reference: Streamer Fly Tying & Fishing by Joseph D. Bates, Jr, – Pg 293-294

Wood Pussy

Wood Pussy
(Skunk)

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed black bucktail

Body - Silver wire

Wing - Dyed black bucktail over white bucktail, angled up to approximately 45 degrees

UV Resin

Reference - Fishing Flies & Fly Tying - William F Blades

Queen Bess

Queen Bess

(Silver Wire Body)

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style

Thread - Black

Tail - Gray squirrel tail

Body - Silver or copper wire

Throat - Golden pheasant tippets

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over yellow bucktail

Queen Bess

(Copper Wire Body)

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style

Thread - Black

Tail - Gray squirrel tail

Body - Silver or copper wire

Throat - Golden pheasant tippets

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over yellow bucktail

Reference - Fishing Flies & Fly Tying - William F Blades

Queen Bess

(Flat Silver Tinsel Body)

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style

Thread - Black

Tail - Gray squirrel tail

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over yellow bucktail

Reference - Steelhead Fly Fishing & Flies - Trey Combs

Silver Rider

Silver Rider

Hook - Salmon style

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tip - Black floss, uni-stretch etc

Tail - Black floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Mix of white bucktail & pearl Krystal flash

Wing - Mix of black bucktail & black krystal flash

Reference - Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Pink Pup

Pink Pup

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel over black front body

Rear Body - Flat silver tinsel

Front Body - Black floss, uni-stretch etc

Wing - Brown bucktail over red bucktail over yellow bucktail

Reference - Tying & Fishing Bucktails - Mike Valla

Poison

Poison

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Syracuse orange Lion Brand #133 yarn

Wing - Brown bucktail

Cheek - Jungle cock

Painted eyes - Yellow iris, black pupil

Reference - Tying & Fishing Bucktails - Mike Valla

Tying note: I opted to tie the sparsely tied version identified in the book. I used orange antron yarn.

Frost's Blue Smelt

Frost's Blue Smelt

Hook - Mustad 3399, size 6
Thread - Blue
Connector - .024 diameter Beadalon wire

Body - Braided silver mylar piping secured at both ends with blue thread

Wing - Blue bucktail over 4 strands of peacock herl over white bucktail

Eyes - Painted black over white

Tying Notes

I ran out of silver mylar piping and substituted pearl mylar piping

Reference - Tandem Streamers - Donald A Wilson

Bucktail Shad

Bucktail Shad

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black 

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Gray chenille

Wing - Black over white bucktail

Throat - Yellow marabou

Roadside Diner

Roadside Diner

Hook - Mustad 3995A, #6-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Brown floss

Wing - American oppossum or bucktail

Topping - Small clump of black skunk or bucktail

Samuel R Slaymaker II Flies

Little Brook Trout Bucktail

As per Bates

Hook: size: 2-12, 6x long

Head: Black

Tail: A very small bunch of bright green bucktail, under or over which is a section cut from bright red floss, both slightly longer then the gap of the hook.

Body: Wound with cream colored spun fur

Ribbing: Narrow flat silver tinsel

Throat: A small bunch of bright orange bucktail, the same length as the tail. 

Wing: Of four very small separated bunches of hair, extending slightly beyond the tail.  A very small bunch of white bucktail over which is a very small bunch of bright orange bucktail, slightly blended.  Over this is a very small bunch of bright green bucktail, topped with a very small bunch of barred badger hair

Cheeks: Jungle Cock

Little Brown Trout Bucktail

As per Bates, with a slight alteration*

Hook: size: 2-12, 6x long

Head: Black

Tail: A very small breast feather, with the dark center removed, from a ring neck pheasant.  The feather is as long as the gap of the hook and curves upward.

Body: Wound with white spun wool

Ribbing: Copper wire (narrow flat gold tinsel may be substituted, *I used medium oval copper tinsel)

Throat: None

Wing: Of four very small separated bunches of hair, extending slightly beyond the tail.  A very small bunch of yellow bucktail over which is a very small bunch of reddish-orange bucktail, slightly blended.  Over this is a very small bunch of medium dark squirrel tail, topped and slightly blended with a very small bunch of dark brown squirrel tail. 

Cheeks: Jungle Cock

Little Rainbow Trout Bucktail

As per Bates

Hook: size: 2-12, 6x long

Head: Black

Tail: A very small bunch of bright green bucktail, slightly longer then the gap of the hook.

Body: Wound with pinkish-white fur

Ribbing: Narrow flat silver tinsel

Throat: A small bunch of pink bucktail, the same length as the tail. 

Wing: Of four very small separated bunches of hair, extending slightly beyond the tail.  A very small bunch of white bucktail over which is a very small bunch of pink bucktail, slightly blended.  Over this is a very small bunch of bright green bucktail, topped with a very small bunch of natural badger hair

Cheeks: Jungle Cock

Reference - Samuel R Slaymaker II in Streamer Fly Tying & Fishing -  Joseph D Bates

Optic Flies

Red Optic

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR

Thread - Red

Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and red pupil

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Bucktail

Black Optic

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR

Thread - Black

Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and black pupil

Body - Oval gold tinsel

Wing - Black bucktail

Nite Owl Optic

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR
Thread - Red
Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and red pupil
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Butt - Red chenille

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Bucktail

Hackle collar - Orange

Cock Robin Variation #1

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR

Thread - Black

Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and black pupil

Body - Oval gold tinsel

Wing - Bucktail

Hackle collar - Orange

Cock Robin Variation #2

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR

Thread - Black

Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and black pupil

Body - Oval gold tinsel

Wing - Grey squirrel tail

Red & Yellow

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR

Thread - Black

Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and red pupil

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Yellow over red bucktail

Fall Favorite

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR

Thread - Red

Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and red pupil

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Orange bucktail

Hackle collar - Red

Originated by Jim Pray

Crimp Cover

High Rider

High Rider

Body - Bucktail segments and fine tinsel tying thread
Wing - Bucktail
Head - Fine tinsel tying thread

High Riders are made in a variety of natural and dyed bucktail colors both solid and mixed shades - using silver or gold tinsel as the tying thread.
The tinsel can be either the usual small diameter ribbing material or narrow flat mylar.

Tying note: Use different colors of bucktail and tinsel threads

Reference - Hair-wing Atlantic Salmon Flies (Page 124 & Color plate 3) - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Mighty Atom

Mighty Atom

(Mike Martinek)(Art of Angling Journal)

Hook - Wet, nymph or casting streamer

Tail - Red floss or antron yarn, cut short

Body - Twisted copper wire

Wing - Orange and brown bucktail, sparse

Hackle - Orange, folded and pulled back as a collar

Head - Red thread with painted white eye and black pupil

Note: A "casting streamer" hook refers to a hook that is 3xl or 4xl long and in sizes #2-10 where a "streamer" or "trolling streamer" hook is 6xl, 8xl or longer, and usually in sizes #1-2

Sicilian Gold

Sicilian Gold

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style

Thread - Orange thread

Tip - Embossed tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Embossed tinsel

Body - Yellow floss or uni-stretch

Wing - Orange under white bucktail 

Head - Orange thread 

UV Resin

Reference - Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies - Trey Combs & Trout Flies Volume Two - Terry Hellekson

Tying note - The Trey Combs book has the tip/tail in reverse order while the Terry Hellekson book omits the white bucktail in the wing, I tied the above fly usin the Trey Combs recipe and I reversed the tip/tail.

Silly Stilly

Silly Stilly

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Orange hackle fibers

Butt - 3 turns orange chenille

Body - Orange yarn

Wing - Orange over white bucktail

Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies - Trey Combs

Skpade

Skpade

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style

Thread - Black

Tail - Brown bucktail

Body - Black crystal chenille

Wing - White bucktail

Hackle - Black

Reference - Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann