Katoodle Bug

Katoodle Bug

Hook – Standard wet fly, size 6-10

Thread – White and black

Tail – Grey mallard flank

Body – Blue floss or Uni-Stretch rear half, yellow wool front half, small band of orange

Hackle – Brown hackle- beard style

Wing – Mottled turkey

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Levoy

Levoy

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed red hackle fibers

Body - Green chenille

Wing - Fox squirrel Tail

Hackle - Dyed orange hen

Reference - Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher and Charles Krom

Tom's Favorite

Tom's Favorite 

Atlantic Salmon

Keith Fulsher

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with brown lamb's wool

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

Keith Fulsher of Eastchester, New York, originated this pattern in 1963. 

Keith gives much credit for this pattern to suggestions from his guide.

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

Tom's Favorite 

Atlantic Salmon

Keith Fulsher

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with brown lamb's wool

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

Tom's Favorite

(Variation)

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Brown wool

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail

Variation - Dyed blue hackle fibers for a throat added

Reference - Hair-wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher and Charles Krom

Lewi's Killer

Lewi's Killer

Hook - Nymph/wet style

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hackle fibers

Body - Black uni-yarn, oval gold tinsel, black uni-yarn, oval gold tinsel

Throat - Black hackle fibers

Caplis

Caplis

Hook - Mustad 94840, 94833 or 94845 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Peacock herl, reinforced

Wing - Bleached elk hair, tied down, caddis style

Hackle - Furnace or brown

The fly was designed by Tom Deschaine around 2007.

Michigan Hillbilly

Michigan Hillbilly

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Black 6/0

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Egg Sack - Peacock herl

Body - Red chenille*

Wing - Woodchuck

Hackle - Brown

May be tied with a yellow egg sac or yellow body. 

*May substitute fur or synthetic for chenille.

Fishing Tips. It was designed to be fished dry (requires a lot of floatant (if using chenille body), but may be fished wet.

Historical Note: Created by the Martuch brothers, Harold, Leon and George who were avid fly fisherman from back in the 1930’s and 1940’s. They often fished the East Branch of the Au Grey river. They used to fish the property of a farmer, whom they respectfully referred to as the ‘hillbilly.’ Leon Martuch is probably the most famous of the three, having founded Scientific Anglers of Midland, Michigan. 

Little White Streamer

Little White Streamer

Hook - Straight eye streamer hook, size 8

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Pearl flat braid

Wing - White polar bear, calf tail (pictured) or goat hair under a small amount of gold and green flash

Throat - Red hackle fibers

Head - White with a small black dot on the sides to represent an eye

Miramichi Wildcat

Miramichi Wildcat

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tag – Flat gold tinsel

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – Rear half – fluorescent red or orange floss, Front half – peacock herl

Throat – Dyed black hackle fibers

Wing – Dyed black squirrel tail

Ladybug

Ladybug

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel.

Tail - White hackle fibers

Body - Fluorescent green floss and peacock herl.

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel.

Hackle - White hackle wound over peacock herl.

Munro Killer

Munro Killer

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Dyed orange hackle

Body - Black floss or uni-stretch

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Throat - Dyed orange hen hackle and dyed blue guinea fowl over

Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail

Yellow Killer

Yellow Killer

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel.

Tail - Orange hackle fibers

Body - Black chenille

Wing - Yellow calf tail

Throat - Orange hackle

Cheek - Jungle cock

Stewiacke Special

Stewiacke Special

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Rib - Oval gold tinsel 

Body - Black floss or uni-stretch

Throat - Red hackle fibers 

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Nimbus

Nimbus

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-H6

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel
Tag - Fluorescent green floss or uni-stretch

Tail - Dyed red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Purple antron yarn or uni-stretch

Throat - Dyed blue over dyed orange guinea hen

Wing - White calf tail

Reference - Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

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

Tarnished Silver

Tarnished Silver

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat copper and silver tinsel, half and half

Wing - Red fox squirrel tail

Throat - Black hackle fibers

Red Squirrel Hairwing

Red Squirrel Hairwing

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Oval gold tinsel

Throat - Dyed red hackle fibers

Wing - Red fox squirrel tail

Eyes - Painted black over yellow

UV Resin coated head

Nymbeet

Nymbeet 

(Stuart Napier)

Hook - Mustad 3906/3906B

Thread - Black.

Tail - Small bunch of black cock hackle equaling the hook length.

Back - A strip of black crow wing or substitute, doubled over lengthways and reaching almost halfway down the sides of the fly, tied in by the tip end.

Body - The original dressing has an underbody of black marabou silk, wrapped with a strip of clear plastic from a particular washing up pot cleaner. Clear Vinyl Rib or Nymph Rib can be substituted. They are three times thicker, so the underbody can be eliminated.

Hackle - Two turns of black cock, the fibers the same length as shank (leave full, not gathered underneath into a throat style).

Reference - Fly Anglers Online (FAOL) Archive

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/oldflies/part250.php

Woodchuck Special

Woodchuck Special

Hook - Mustad 9671 or 9672 

Thread - Yellow

Tail - Orange hen hackle fibers 

Body - Silver tinsel

Rib - Copper wire

Wing - Woodchuck fur (use both guard hair and under fur)

Collar - Orange hen hackle

For a weighted streamer, wrap .015 lead wire over the front half of the shank, leaving about two hook-eye widths for the head.  

Other variations: Orange is a great attractor color, but red or yellow are also good choices for tail and collar color. Further variations can be made with dyed woodchuck fur, such as red, yellow or olive, or by using colored wire for the rib.

Willow

Willow (Variant)

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread -Black

Tail - Amherst pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body – White wool yarn

Throat – Grizzly hen hackle fibers (original = badger hackle)

Wing – Gray squirrel tail

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson

Schweitzer's Wateck

Schweitzer's Wateck

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Fluorescent green

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body – Olive hares ear

Throat – Brown hen hackle fibers

Wing – Dyed yellow squirrel tail

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson