Mr Rapidan Emerger
Harry Murray Fly Pattern
Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent size 10-16
Thread – Tan
Tail - Pheasant Tail
Ribbing - Copper wire
Abdomen - Dark hare’s ear dubbing
Wing - Mallard (I used teal)
Throat - Dark brown india hen cape
Mr.
Rapidan - Rocky River Trout Unlimited (rockyrivertu.org)
Randall
Atlantic Salmon
Harry Kelly Fly Pattern
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel & hot orange floss
Rear body - Oval silver tinsel
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Front body - Black floss
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Collar - Bright orange hackle
The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chriss Mann
Early Black Stonefly Nymph
Tim Flagler Fly Pattern
Hook - 2xl nymph hook
Thread - Black
Tail & Antenna - Black rubber legs (I used spanflex)
Body - Black hollow tubing
Wing case - Brown pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Dark brown opossum dubbing
Fly Tyer Magazine - Spring 2022
Mayer's Mini Leech
Landon Mayer Fly Pattern
Hook - Tiemco 2488H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Body - Black krystal flash
Wing - Brown mini pine squirrel
Collar - Brown ostrich herl
Fly Tyer Magazine - Spring 2022
White Witch
Grayling Fly
Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red yarn
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - White hen
Witch Gold
Soft Hackle Fly Pattern
Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Scarlet
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Light gray floss
Hackle - Honey badger
Witch Silver
(not shown)
Soft Hackle Fly Pattern
Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Scarlet
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Gray floss
Hackle - Gray badger
Trout - Ray Bergman
Squirrel May
Hook – Mustad 94840 or equivalent
Thread – Tan
Tail – Moose body hair
Body - Olive, tan, brown, rust, orange or black dubbing
Wing – Fox or gray squirrel tail
Head – Deer or elk hair
Rubber legs are an option that can give this pattern a
livelier look
Iced Mocha Naked Stimulator
Hook - Mustad 94835 or equivalent, size 10
Thread - Brown
Tail - Brown cow elk
Body - Ice blue pearl tinsel
Under Wing - Razor foam
Wing - Bleached cow elk -
Head/Thorax - Brown dubbing
Hackle - Dun hackle
Graveyard Midge
Hook - Mustad C49S or equivalent
Thread - Purple
Ribbing - Wine color wire
Body - Tying thread
Wing case and wing - White razor foam
Thorax - UV Dun color ice dubbing
I had no razor foam, so I used the thinnest foam I had. Fish won't care!
Olive Foam Wing Emerger
Emerger Fly Pattern
Jeremy Barela Pattern
Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent
Thread - Olive
Body - Tying thread
Wing - White foam strip or cylinder
Thorax - Olive sybai spectra flash dubbing or equivalent
Different color thread, foam and dubbing can also be used
Bead Body Scud
Jude Duran Pattern
Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent
Beads - Glass seed beads with a green pearl color
Thread - Olive
Legs - Olive sybai spectra flash dubbing or equivalent teased out
and cut straight across to match hook point
Different color beads and dubbing can also be used
Olive Baetis Emerger Mayfly Emerger Jude Duran Pattern Hook - Mustad C068 or
equivalent Thread - Olive Tail – Moose body hairs Abdomen – Tying thread Thorax - Olive sybai
spectra flash dubbing or ice dubbing Wing case – Moose body
hairs Emergent wing - Clipped
ends of the wing case | |
White Moth
Ora Smith Fly Pattern
Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B, 94840 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Butt - Orange floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - White wool yarn
Throat - White hen hackle
Wing - White calf tail
Art of Angling Journal - Volume 2 Issue 1
Buckskin Soft Hackle
Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Gold wire
Body - Narrow strip of buckskin
Hackle - Brown hen
Buckskin Soft Hackle
Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Gold wire
Body - Narrow strip of buckskin
Hackle - Hungarian partridge
Buckskin Soft Hackle
Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Gold wire
Body - Narrow strip of buckskin colored with marker
Hackle - Black hen
Note: Any legal game bird feathers can be used for the hackle. Use orange thread for a hot spot. Try different colors of buckskin/chamois. Use different color wire. Be creative. Experiment!
Sou'wester
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel & fluorescent orange floss or uni stretch
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent green floss or uni stretch
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Collar - Grizzly hackle dyed fluorescent green
The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann
Sheep Creek Special
George Biggs
Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent, size 6-14
Thread - Black
Weight - Lead free wire
Hackle - Brown hen hackle tied back
Abdomen - Olive chenille
Wing - Mallard flank feather fibers
Sheep Creek Special - Red
George Biggs Variant
Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent, size 6-14
Thread - Red
Weight - Lead free wire
Tag - Red uni stretch or floss
Hackle - Brown hen hackle tied back
Ribbing -
Abdomen - Peacock herl
Wing - Mallard flank feather fibers
The above pattern is also tied in either yellow or orange variations. George Biggs of Jerome, Idaho, developed the original pattern. It was developed for Sheep Creek Reservoir, which is tucked away on the Nevada-Idaho border.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Turkey Biot Nymph
Hook - Knapek W or equivalent, size 12-16
Thread - Brown
Tail - Partridge fibers
Abdomen - Turkey biot
Rib - Gold wire
Thorax - Squirrel or hare's ear dubbing
Wing case - Turkey tail feather
Adjust the colors and sizes of this generic
pattern to match what’s hatching on your local waters
Apply a coat of crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the biot for added durability
Heavy Metal
Hook – Knapek G or equivalent curved scud hook
Thread – Black
Head - Gold brass or tungsten
Weight – Lead/lead free wire
Tail - Rubber legs
Body - 2 strands of different color copper wire
Thorax – Sybai peacock spectra
dubbing or peacock herl
Hackle - Hungarian partridge
