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

Red Sky

Red Sky

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style

Thread - Red

Tag - Gulff Red Alert uv resin

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Red wire

Throat - Dyed red hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed red squirrel tail

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

Thor

Thor 

Steelhead

C. Jim Pray, 1936 

Tail - Orange hackle fibers 

Body - Red chenille 

Hackle - Brown saddle 

Wing - White bucktail

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

Silly Creek Savior

Silly Creek Savior

Hook: Tiemco 2302 or Tiemco 700 #8-#2 (Steelhead) Weighted 

Thread: Black 6/0 

Tail: Black Goose or Turkey biots 

Rib: Fine Copper Wire 

Body: Black Seal’s Fur 

Wingcase: Pink Pearl Krystal Flash 

Thorax: Peacock Herl 

Hackle: Black Saddle Hackle 

Ryer's Coho

Ryer's Coho

Steelhead

William Ryer Originator

Hook - Mustad 9575 or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tail - Orange bucktail

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - White yarn

Wing - Orange over white bucktail

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1000 patterns for the Construction of artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Silly Creek Savior

Silly Creek Savior

Hook: Tiemco 2302 or Tiemco 700 #8-#2 (Steelhead) Weighted 

Thread: Black

Tail: Black Goose or Turkey biots

Rib: Fine Copper Wire 

Body: Black Seal’s Fur

Wingcase: Pink Pearl Krystal Flash

Thorax: Peacock Herl 

Hackle: Black Saddle Hackle