Quigley Cripple

Quigley Cripple

Hook - Curved dry fly style

Thread - Tan

Shuck - Dyed olive marabou

Rib - Gold wire

Abdomen - Dyed olive marabou (continuation of shuck)

Thorax - Dyed olive dubbing

Wing/stubs - Deer hair

Hackle - Grizzly

Michigan Moth

Michigan Moth

 

Hook - Mustad #R50-94833, #94840 or R50X-94845 Size: 8-10

Thread - Pale yellow

Body - Natural White Peacock Herl (i substituted white yarn)

Wing: Natural Deer Hair, divided and pulled down to the sides of the fly

 

Tying Tips: You can use any dry fly hook and if you prefer you can substitute the deer hair light elk hair. Begin tying as if you were doing a caddis fly; once your hair is tied in simply divide the hair and pull it down toward the sides of the fly. Then, using your thread firmly secure the wings.

 

Fishing Tips: This fly is designed as a generalized moth pattern. Here in Michigan we have many species that we commonly call grass moths, lawn moths or just plane common brown moths. They are usually out April through September. They are attracted to light. When night fishing a river where the banks are lined with cabins the moths will often be found crossing the river, drawn by the lights of the cabins. That’s the most productive scenario for the use of this fly. I suspect that it might also be used on spruce moths.

 

Historical Note: Developed by Tom Deschaine for use on the Au Sable River, here in Michigan in 2014.

Roach River Robber

Roach River Robber

Hook - Daiichi 2340 or equivalent, size 8

Thread - Black

Body - Chinese red uni-stretch

Throat - Natural deer hairs (sparse)

Wing - Gray Squirrel tail hair

Eyes - Painted black over white (optional)

Originated by Dan Legere

Variant - 3 Strands of twisted red ultra-wire for the body

Guenesse Green Nymph

Guenesse Green Nymph

Hook - Nymph/wet style #10-12

Thread - Chartreuse

Tail - Fine natural deer body hair

Body - Chartreuse vernille or small chenille

Shellback - Fine natural deer body hair

Head - Fine natural deer body hair clipped short

Tying note - The tail, shellback and the head are made with the same bunch of fine deer body hair. Change the color of chenille if desired.

Madam X

Madam X

Doug Swisher

Hook - Curved dry fly style

Thread - Yellow

Head - Deer hair

Tail - Deer hair

Body - Deer hair

Wings - Deer hair

Legs - White round rubber legs

Tied from a recipe I found on the internet.

Feel free to substitute materials when tying your version of the Madam X.

Stimulator

Stimulator

Hook - Curved dry fly style

Thread - Orange

Tail - Deer or elk hair

Rib - Fine copper wire

Abdomen - Uni-Stretch floss, pumpkin

Hackle - Golden badger

Wing - Deer or elk hair

Front Hackle - Golden badger

Thorax - Peacock Herl

A fly style POPULARIZED (NOT CREATED) by Randall Kauffmann

Note - The recipe above is what I used but this fly can be tied in whatever 

color combination with whatever materials you currently have on hand.

Emerger

Emerger

Hook - Curved style

Thread - Tan or Yellow

Body - Biots, condor substitute, stripped peacock herl etc

Hackle - Ginger, badger, brown etc

Thorax - Hares ear, squirrel etc

Wing - Deer, elk hair etc

Sunken Stone

Sunken Stone

Hook - Nymph/streamer style

Thread - Hot orange

Tail - Black poly yarn

Body -  rusty orange/brown dubbing

Wings - Deer hair high-tie style

Raccoon

Raccoon

Paul Lasha Originator

Midge Emerger

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Shuck - Teal flank fibers or grizzly hackle tip

Butt - White ostrich herl

Shellback - Elk or deer hair

Body - Your favorite dubbing

Tie in a variety of colors by altering the tying thread and dubbing colors.

Tying Emergers - Schollmeyer & Leeson

Peacock Caddis

Peacock Caddis

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Peacock herl*

Wing - Deer, elk, caribou hair etc 

Hackle - Grizzly

* For durability, wrap the peacock herl around the tying thread to create a herl chenille and apply a coat of crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the peacock herl forward.

Dyret (Animal)

Dyret (Animal/Beast)

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent, 10-16

Thread - Brown

Head/tail - Deer hair

Hackle - Brown, trim off the bottom

Body - Olive superfine dubbing

Change hackle and dubbing color as desired

Sexyloops - sexyloops fly tying school part 27 - dyret

Balloon Caddis

Balloon Caddis

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Tan

Body - Your choice of dubbing

Wing - Deer or elk hair

Thorax Cover - Yellow Close Cell Foam

Thorax - Your choice of dubbing