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

The Austin

The Austin

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Brown

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Orange bucktail/calf tail

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange yarn

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

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Grayling Witch, Grayling Steel Blue, Ke-He, Bradshaw's Fancy, The Witch, Silver Witch & Kill Devil Spider

Grayling Witch

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Black

Tail – Red floss

Ribbing – Flat silver tinsel

Body – Green peacock herl

Hackle – Blue dun

Reference – Perrault’s Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies (page 114)

Grayling Steel Blue

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Black

Tip – Flat silver tinsel

Tag – Orange floss

Ribbing – Gold wire

Body – Thin peacock herl

Hackle – Blue dun palmered

Reference – Perrault’s Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies (page 114)

Ke-He

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Black

Tail - Red floss with golden pheasant tippets below or above

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown

Reference – Perrault’s Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies (page 156)

Bradshaw’s Fancy

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Black

Tag - Red floss or antron yarn (pictured)

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Grey hackle

Peak - Red floss or antron yarn (pictured)

The Witch

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Black

Tail - Ibis (red floss pictured)

Body - Bright green peacock sword fibers, 2-3 strands twisted

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Hackle - Honey dun

Reference - Grayling Fishing in South Country Streams – H. A. Rolt

Silver Witch

Soft Hackle Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red yarn

Body - Peacock herl (apply some super glue to hook shank before wrapping)

Hackle - White/cream 

Kill Devil Spider

Soft Hackle Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Thorax - Peacock herl

Collar - Brown hen hackle

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

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

Thin Mint Wooly Bugger

Thin Mint Wooly Bugger

Hook – Nymph/streamer style

Bead – Tungsten

Thread – Black

Tail – Olive, brown and black marabou; pearl krystal flash

Ribbing – Pearl krystal flash and copper wire

Body – Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown

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

Stordal’s Killer

Stordal’s Killer

Hook - Partridge CS 42 size 4-6-8

Thread - Black

Tag - Fine silver wire or oval silver tinsel *

Tail - A few fibers of mallard or teal

Butt - Red fluorescent wool tied much longer than normal

Rib - Oval silver tinsel 

Body - Peacock herl

Beard - A nice bunch of rabbit fur, dyed fluorescent blue or marabou **

Wing - Dyed blue squirrel tail (bottom)

            Fitch tail or dyed black squirrel tail (middle) ***

            Mallard or teal fibers (top)

* I used oval silver tinsel

** I used a bunch of marabou

*** I used dyed black squirrel tail

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

Yellow Jacket Bucktail/Hairwing

Yellow Jacket Bucktail/Hairwing

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip - Red floss/uni-stretch

Ribbing - Large black nylon or linen thread, 4 turns

Body - Yellow or cream wool

Wing - Brown squirrel tail, brown bear, brown calf tail etc.

Hackle - Brown

Pacific Northwest Fly Patterns

Wahlflower

Wahlflower

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread – Black

Tip – Flat silver tinsel

Tag – Fluorescent orange floss or uni-stretch

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Fluorescent green floss or uni-stretch

Throat – Golden pheasant crest or dyed yellow hen hackle

Wing – Gray squirrel tail dyed yellow

Twist of Lemon

Twist of Lemon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Yellow/white and Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Oval silver tinsel and yellow floss twisted

Thorax - Red flash dubbing

Hackle - Dyed yellow hen hackle

Rat - Series

Rat 

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Black

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Seal's fur or equivalent

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Blue

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear half is blue floss; front half is peacock herl
Veiling - A loose strand of blue floss fron the center of the body

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Copper

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval copper tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Oval copper tinsel

Body - Flat copper tinsel

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Gray

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Gray wool

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Green

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear half is green floss; front half is peacock herl
Veiling - A loose strand of green floss from the center of the body

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Purple

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear half is purple floss; front half is peacock herl
Veiling - A loose strand of purple floss from the center of the body

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Rusty

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear half is rusty orange floss; front half is peacock herl
Veiling - A loose strand of rusty orange floss from the center of the body

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Silver

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Acknowledgement - Roy Angus Thompson

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

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

Llama

Llama

Hook - Mustad 3665A

Thread - Black

Tail - Grizzly hackle fibers

Body - Red floss or uni stretch

Ribbing - Medium gold tinsel

Wing - Woodchuck guard hairs

Collar - Grizzlyy

Eyes - Black over white

Can be tied using black, white, yellow, orange, green floss or uni stretch

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

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.