Marston's Fancy

Marston's Fancy

Tail - Dark gray

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Dark gray

Trout - Ray Bergman

Seaducer

 

Seaducer

Homer Rhodes

Hook - Mustad 34007 (Saltwater), Mustad 3366 (Freshwater)

Thread - Monofilament or white

Tail - Pearl krystal flash and grizzly hackles

Body - Grizzly hackles, wrapped in touching turns

Brown Sprite

Brown Sprite 

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent, size 12-16 

Thread - Black

Tail - Dark ginger hackle fibers 

Body - Light cream poly yarn coated with head lacquer 

Hackle - Dark ginger as a wet fly collar

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Yellow Sprite

 

Yellow Sprite

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent, size 12-16 

Thread - Black (white under the body)

Tail - Dark ginger hackle fibers 

Body - Yellow poly yarn coated with head lacquer 

Hackle - Dark ginger as a wet fly collar

Green Drake Nymph

Green Drake Nymph

Hook - Mustad 9672, size 8-12

Thread - Olive

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers, light shade (three to five fibers 1½ gap widths in length) 

Ribbing - Olive cotton thread or olive single strand floss 

Body - Olive tan dubbing fur

Wing case - Dark mottled turkey wing quill section

Thorax - Olive tan dubbing fur

Legs - Lemon wood duck flank fibers, beard style

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Lake George

Lake George

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Scarlet quill sections

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Scarlet floss

Hackle - White

Wing - White with scarlet stripe - married

Trout - Ray Bergman

Gosling

Gosling

Tail - Gray hackle*

Body - Green floss

Hackle - Gray

Wing - Slate duck/goose quill

Trout - Ray Bergman

*The written recipe listing for a gray tail is clearly missing in the color plate fly painting. 

The Gosling in the photo above is tied according to the written recipe.

Bootes Black

Bootes Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Black duck/goose quill 

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Maroon wool or fur

Hackle - Black

Wing - Dark slate duck/goose quill

Trout - Ray Bergman

Claret Gnat

Claret Gnat

Body - Dark claret wool or chenille

Hackle - Dark claret

Wing - Slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Kamaloff

 

Kamaloff

Tail - Brown mallard

Tail-tag - Red floss

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow wool

Hackle - Grizzly “barred rock”

Wing - Light brown mottled turkey or Bittern

From Don Bastian Notes

These tag, tip, tail, and tail-tag corrections for the Kamaloff and other patterns in this collection defer to the accurate explanations given in the book, Flies (1950), by J. Edson Leonard. The color plate paintings in Trout, which I believe, considering the fact that Dr. Edgar Burke measured bird feathers with calipers so that he could get the proportions correct when he painted upland game birds and waterfowl, translate to accurate renditions of his fly paintings, which were always painted from actual samples.

Cardinal

Cardinal

Body - White chenille

Hackle - White

Wing - Cardinal was original; substitute with claret or red duck quill

Trout - Ray Bergman

Artful Dodger

Artful Dodger

Tip - Gold tinsel

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Dark claret floss

Hackle - Light claret

Wing - Pheasant (or dark brown turkey) *

From Don Bastian Notes

* The recipe listing for the Artful Dodger calls for a pheasant wing. Dark brown turkey was substituted on this fly and others calling for a pheasant wing because turkey is more readily available.

Trout - Ray Bergman

Hudson

Hudson

Tail - Green quill sections

Tail-tag - Orange floss

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Dark brown, almost black wool

Hackle - Orange

Wing - Light brown mottled turkey

From Don Bastian Notes

Examination of the Trout color plate painting reveals a tail-tag as a short orange stub of floss topping the quill section tail. J. Edson Leonard, author of the book, Flies, correctly designates this component application, usually of floss or wool, as a tail-tag. A tag is always at the end of the body, underneath the tail, and a tip is at the end of the body, encircling (in front of) the tail. 

Trout - Ray Bergman

Knowle's Fancy

Knowle's Fancy

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Light brown wool

Hackle - Brown

Wing: From black cock’s tail feather (bluish black) *

* In absence of the iridescent black feather for the wing, black may be used. 

Trout - Ray Bergman

Yellow Sally

Yellow Sally

Hook - Daiichi 1270 or equivalent

Thread - Yellow

Tag - Glo-brite #3, red floss or dubbing

Body - Yellow uni yarn or dubbing

Wing - Bleached deer or elk hair

Hackle - Ginger, barred ginger, cree etc

Miracle Nymph

 

Miracle Nymph

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Single strand of white floss

Silver Betsy

Silver Betsy

Atlantic Salmon

Hooks – Single salmon

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body

Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back

Also known as Silver Abbey.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's – Terry Hellekson

Herman Fly

Herman Fly

Tag - Gold tinsel

Body - Crimson floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Warwick

Warwick

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Standard wet fly style

Thread - Black

Tail - Orange duck/goose quill segments

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Orange

Wing - Black duck/goose quill segments, peacock herl over

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils 

Scarlet Monarch

Scarlet Monarch

Atlantic Salmon

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Short strand of red floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Red floss

Hackle - Yellow tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Yellow bucktail tied low over the body, with an over wing of gray squirrel tail

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art Terry Hellekson