Moose & Grizzly

Moose & Grizzly

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Moose mane

Thorax - Black beaver dubbing

Hackle - Grizzly hen

Apply a swipe of crazy glue to the thread wraps before wrapping the moose mane or overcoat the body with uv resin

Green Midge

Green Midge

Hook – Standard wet fly style

Thread - Black

Tag – Flat gold tinsel

Ribbing – Flat gold tinsel

Body - Green floss

Hackle - Light blue dun

Trout - Ray Bergman

Brown Hackle Soft Hackles

Brown Hackle Black, Brown Hackle Orange, Brown Hackle Red

Brown Hackle Black
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Black floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Orange
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Red
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Red floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle silver, Brown Hackle Yellow, Brown Hackle Blue

Brown Hackle Silver
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Silver embossed tinsel
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Yellow
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Yellow floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Blue
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Blue floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle White, Brown Hackle Peacock, Brown Hackle Gray

Brown Hackle White
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - White floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Peacock
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Gray
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Gray floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Brown, Brown Hackle, Brown Hackle Purple

Brown Hackle Brown
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Brown wool yarn
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Purple
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Purple floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Reference - Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies

Soft Hackles

Partridge & Peacock

Partridge & Green

Partridge & Orange

March Brown Spider

Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle

POP Fly

La Visa

Partridge & Quill

Brassie Soft Hackle

Five Carats

Five Carats

Hook: Mustad 3906, sizes 10-12

Thread: Gray

Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel

Body: White floss tied with a full taper

Hackle: Blue dun tied long

Reference: Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson

Buckskin Nymph

Buckskin Nymph

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Black

Body - Natural buckskin or synthetic equivalent

Tying Ideas

Add a tail

Add throat hackle

Add a wire rib

Add a tinsel flashback

Add a peacock herl/dubbing thorax

Tie it as a soft hackle

Tie it as a bead head

Color the buckskin with permanent markers

Be creative. Experiment.

George Bodmer of Colorado Springs, Colorado, originated this pattern.

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

Black Maria Variant

Black Maria Variant

Hook: Nymph style

Thread: black

Ribbing: Black thread or wire

Back strap: Flat pearl tinsel

Abdomen: Black floss

Collar: Black hackle

Thorax: Black floss

Red Fox Squirrel Tail Nymph (Beadhead)

Red Fox Squirrel Tail Nymph

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Orange

Tail - Red fox squirrel body hair

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - SLF red fox squirrel abdomen dubbing

Thorax - SLF red fox squirrel thorax dubbing

Hackle - Dark barred ginger hen cape or partridge

Red Fox Squirrel Tail Nymph (Beadhead)

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent

Bead - Mottled brown

Thread - Brown

Tail - Red fox squirrel body hair

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - SLF red fox squirrel abdomen dubbing

Thorax - SLF red fox squirrel thorax dubbing

Hackle - Dark barred ginger hen cape

La Visa

La Visa

Hook - Wet/nymph style

Thread - Orange

Body - Copper wire and thread

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - Hungarian partridge

Reference

http://www.jpdessaigne.com/Lesnoyees/Visa/visa.htm

Cheater Soft Hackle

Can't find the right length feather for that soft hackle you're tying?

Try the following technique shown in this video.

Check out here for additional info.

http://paracaddis.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/cheater-soft-hackles/

Uni-Stretch/Nylon-Stretch Alternative

I found this tip while surfing on the world wide web, so its not my idea and lay no claims to it!

Uni-Stretch/Nylon-Stretch comes spooled on the standard sized bobbins and costs about $1 for 30 yards.

The alternative I found during that surfing trip is a product called "Wooly Nylon" and costs about $3 for 1000 meter bobbins or $3 for 1093.61 yards (I'll let you do the math). "Woolly Nylon" is used in the garment industry for rolled hems and edges, ruffles, swimwear, aerobic wear, kids clothes, knits and lingerie.

This material works great for

Caddis Larva

Streamer Bodies

Soft Hackles

This material can be used for an under body filler to build up fatter fly bodies.

You can use your favorite marker and on the thread itself or after the body has been wrapped. The caddis larva was coated with an apple green Sharpie marker, followed by a coat of bug bond and the sally hansens

Not everybody is going to use this material or even use Uni-Stretch/Nylon-Stretch but at least there alternatives to use.

One more alternative is a tread called "Bulky Nylon" which is approximately the same as "Wooly Nylon" but slightly thinner. "Bulky Nylon" can be purchased at Joann Fabrics stores. This product also is 1000 meters long and comes in a rainbow of colors.

Wolly Nylon was bought on amazon.com

Thanks for looking

Colorado Caddis

Colorado Caddis

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent

Thread - Black

Shellback - Natural gray duck quill section

Body - Yellow wool yarn

Legs - Black Hackle

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Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent

Thread - Black

Shellback - Natural gray duck quill section

Body - Apple green wool yarn

Legs - Black hackle

Hackle Color Charts

This post will try to cover hackle color charts from the major hackle producers.

Whiting Farms

http://www.whitingfarms.com/colorchart/

http://www.campfirelodgewestyellowstone.com/hackle-color-wall.asp

http://www.campfirelodgewestyellowstone.com/hen-hackle-capes-saddles.asp

Collins Hackle Farm

http://www.collinshacklefarm.com/

Metz

http://www.petesflyshop.com/catalog/popup-MetzColors.htm

Keough Hackles

http://www.taimen.com/mt/product_info.php?products_id=470

http://www.orlandooutfitters.com/online-store/product-info/rst-sd.asp

http://www.orlandooutfitters.com/online-store/product-info/k-hn-sadd.asp

Conranch Hackle

http://www.conranch.com/capes.html

Brahma and Gold

Brahma and Gold

Thread: 8/0 Uni Tan

Hackle: Whiting Brahma Hen

Body: 1 Strand of plastic from a supermarket onion bag

Rib: Same as the body but twisted into a cord

Tying note: I tied in the strand of plastic onion bag behind the eye of the hook and wrapped it back in a ribbon to the bend of the hook. I then attached my hackle plier to the plastic strip and twisted that into a cord/rope and wrapped forward as the rib.

Here's the onion bag. I bought the onions at Walmart but look in your favorite grocery store. The bags come in different colors. You will have to untangle the mesh to get some long strands for tying. The idea of using this material is from Hans Weilenmann.