Caddis Nymph

Caddis Nymph

Hook - Nymph/wet style

Thread - UTC Woodduck

Body and Thorax - Light brown floss body; dark brown floss thorax

Legs - Guinea hen fibers

Antennae - Very fine peacock herl sword fibers

Substitute tying thread tapered to shape; thorax colored with brown marker

Substitute a stronger more durable material for the antennae

Reference

The American Fly Fisher Magazine - Summer 2013 Volume 39 Number 3

Fly-Fishing: Some New Arts and Mysteries - J C Mottram

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

Katoodle Bug | PuckerbrushFlies

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

Micmac Moose

Micmac Moose

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black or brown

Tail - Red wool cut flat

Body - Light orange floss or uni stretch

Wing - Black skunk tail or dyed black squirrel tail

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

Onset

Onset

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tip - Yellow floss or uni stretch

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel over entire body

Body - Rear third yellow floss or uni stretch; front two thirds orange floss or uin stretch

Throat - Medium dyed blu dun

Wing - Gray squirrel

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

Bubble Bead Pheasant Tail

Bubble Bead Pheasant Tail

Hook - Swimming nymph style, size accordingly to the bugs in your area

Beads - Black brass or tungsten and mercury (silver lined glass bead) color

Thread - Black, brown, whatever color you want

Tail, body & wing case - Pheasant tail (apply CA glue to thread wraps prior to wrapping pheasant tail forward)

Ribbing - Copper wire (it was omitted in the original video but can be added for extra durability)

UV resin over wing case

Can be tied in a variety of colors of pheasant tail and other materials

From an internet video

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

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

American Woolly

American Woolly

Hook - Mustad #94831 Size: 6 XL
Thread - Black, 6/0
Body - Black Hackle, Brown Hackle, Black Hackle, palmered. Tied as tight and heavy as possible. Trim to resemble a woolly worm caterpillar. Trim it flat or tapered on the ends.

Tying Tips: Easy to tie. Be generous with the head cement.

Fishing Tips: This is a great pattern for late fall. Bump it off a log or stone. Cast it in
near the shore or in any pocket waters. Big trout love it ! Can also be used
for pan fish tied in smaller sizes or for bass in larger sizes. Trim the bottom
of the hackle for a lower profile.

Historical Note: For years I’ve found these Woolly Worms (Pyrrharctia isabella) along the
banks of American rivers. My fascination with caterpillars lead me to develop a
high floating dry fly that closely resembles the ‘Woolly’ and that the fish just
can’t refuse.

Hex Trude

Hex Trude

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 6

Thread - Tan

Tail - Moose mane or body hairs

Body - Pale yellow or tan poly yarn or dubbing

Wing - White calf tail, tied trude style

Hackle - Grizzly & brown, mixed

Tying Tips: Standard techniques

Fishing Tips: Developed for the Hexagenia hatch. This fly works really well in especially in very light or extremely heavy hatches. The fly floats well and is easily seen. When fishing heavy hatches try casting upstream and to the right or lift of the trout, and then twitch the fly into his window. On many occasions I have been able to coax large trout into striking this pattern long after all feeding has stopped.

Historical Note: Jeff Bonin developed this pattern around 1987. It’s a very simple yet durable pattern. According to Jeff, “it’s my top Hex pattern.” Jeff is the owner of ‘Steelhead Connection Custom Flies,’ located in North Muskegon, Michigan.

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.

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

Murray's Betsy Streamer

Murray's Betsy Streamer

Hook - 2xl - 3xl - 4xl streamer style

Thread - Black

Weight - Non lead wire

Body - Peacock herl - reinforced

Wing - White calf tail over rainbow krystal flash

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

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

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