Sunset

Sunset

Winged Wet Fly

Body - Yellow wool

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - White

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Partridge

 

Partridge

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Partridge

Body - Rear half silver tinsel; front half yellow floss

Hackle - Honey

Wing - Partridge

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Pathfinder

Pathfinder

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Gold tinsel

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Red wool

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Light slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Roosevelt

Roosevelt

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Brown

Body - 1/3 yellow wool, 1/2 claret wool

Hackle - Orange

Wing - Slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Walker-Hays

Walker- Hays

Winged Wet Fly

Tip - Scarlet floss

Ribbing - Scarlet floss

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

June Spinner

June Spinner

Winged Wet Fly

Ribbing - Broad silver tinsel

Body - Black chenille/wool

Hackle - Black

Wing - Black

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Golden Duke

Golden Duke

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Crimson 

Body - 1/3 black floss, 2/3 gold tinsel

Hackle - Black 

Wing - Crimson

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Gold Monkey

 

Gold Monkey

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Gold tinsel

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Pale yellow floss

Hackle - Guinea (black and white)

Wing - Slate (gray)

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Sckmookler and Sils

Esmaralda

 

Esmaralda

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Brown mallard

Ribbing - Yellow silk

Body - Light green floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Light slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Dark Spinner

Dark Spinner

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Purple hackle

Ribbing - Purple silk

Body - Dark claret floss

Hackle - Purple

Wing - Slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Thunder

 

Thunder

Winged Wet Fly

Tail - Golden Pheasant crest

Ribbing - Orange floss

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - Guinea

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Adirondack

Adirondack

Tip - Yellow floss *

Tail - Black hackle tips **

Body - Gray fur

Hackle - Orange

Wing - White

Trout - Ray Bergman

Don Bastian Note

* The Adirondack is the second of many flies on the Bergman / Burke color plates that presents differing information between the painting and recipe listing regarding the terms tip, tag, and butt.

The Adirondack painting on the plate clearly exhibits a floss butt ahead of the tail even though the recipe lists it as a tip. I normally tie the Adirondack with a yellow floss tip and a full-length body of gray fur as in this photo; however, the Adirondack and other flies would be properly dressed if the tip is tied as a butt at the rear of the body as Dr. Burke’s painting shows.

** Dr. Burke’s painting of the Adirondack shows a tail of hackle fibers. There are so few flies in this collection with a hackle tip tail that I wholly endorse tying them whenever specified (see the Dorset). In fact, hackle tips could be used on more patterns. The whole tips of the feathers produce a look different from either fibers or quill sections.

La Belle

La Belle

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Scarlet wool or substitute

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Light blue floss

Hackle - Light blue

Wing - White

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Stella

Stella

Tail - Peacock sword

Butt - White chenille

Body - Flat gold tinsel, light green chenille, flat gold tinsel, white chenille*

Wing - White - whole feather

Hackle - White

Head - Red

*I used oval tinsel

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Silver Ibis

Silver Ibis

MOM Style Fly

Mary Orvis Marbury

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Red over white goose/duck quill

Butt - Peacock herl

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Scarlet Ibis or substitute goose/duck quill

Hackle - Scarlet

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

 

Split Ibis

Split Ibis

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat/Hackle - Brown hen

Wing - White, scarlet, white, scarlet married

The Bergman recipe for the wing reads, “white, scarlet, white, scarlet, married,” while visual inspection of the Orvis pattern starts with the scarlet on top. Normally in written married wing recipes, the order of components is written from the top down.

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Split Ibis

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Straight eye bass

Thread - Red

Tail - Scarlet over yellow goose/duck quill fibers

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Throat/Hackle - Brown hen

Wing - Scarlet, white, scarlet, white married

The Bergman recipe for the wing reads, “white, scarlet, white, scarlet, married,” while visual inspection of the Orvis pattern starts with the scarlet on top. Normally in written married wing recipes, the order of components is written from the top down.

Favorite Flies and Their Histories - Mary Orvis Marbury

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Sabbatus

Sabbatus

Hook - Mustad 3399, size 6

Thread - Black

Tip - Scarlet silk floss

Tail - White and black (I used grizzly)

Body - Alternate black and white floss

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - Barred wood duck, kingfisher cheeks (I used hen hackle tips dyed kingfisher)

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Polka

Polka

Hook - Straight eye bass

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Brown over white duck/goose quill fibers

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Scarlet floss

Hackle - Scarlet hen

Wing - Guinea fowl

Favorite Flies and Their Histories - Mary Orvis Marbury

Black Nose Dace Feather Wing

Black Nose Dace Feather Wing

Hook - Mustad 9672

Thread - Black

Tag - Red yarn, floss, uni stretch

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel (or without)

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Strips of duck/goose wing quill fibers in brown over black over white

Mickey Finn Feather Wing

Mickey Fin Feather Wing

Hook - Mustad 9672

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Married strands of yellow, scarlet and yellow feather quills