Sunday, June 24, 2018

Stimulator


Stimulator

Hook - Curved dry fly style
Thread - Orange
Tail - Deer or elk hair
Rib - Fine copper wire
Abdomen - Uni-Stretch floss, pumpkin
Hackle - Golden badger
Wing - Deer or elk hair
Front Hackle - Golden badger
Thorax - Peacock Herl

A fly style POPULARIZED (NOT CREATED) by Randall Kauffmann

Note - The recipe above is what I used but this fly can be tied in whatever 
color combination with whatever materials you currently have on hand.

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Old Guide Bucktail


Old Guide Bucktail

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Red
Tail - Short white bucktail over which short red bucktail
Butt - Two turns red chenille
Body - Bright red wool
Rib - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - White bucktail over which red bucktail
Throat - Red hackle barbs
Head - Red with a center band of very fine oval gold tinsel

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Protein Buck


Protein Buck

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Orange chenille

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Steelhead Flies of Edward L Hass - Art of Angling Journal - Winter 2001

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Evening Coachman


Evening Coachman

Hook - Single salmon

Thred - White under body, black head

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Tag - Fluorescent orange floss or uni-stretch

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Body - Peacock herl, divided at midpoint by a band of Fluorescent red floss or uni-stretch

Hackle - Grizzly

Author's Note

Walt Johnson of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern.

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


Monday, April 30, 2018

Emerger



Emerger

Hook - Curved style
Thread - Tan or Yellow
Body - Biots, condor substitute, stripped peacock herl etc
Hackle - Ginger, badger, brown etc
Thorax - Hares ear, squirrel etc
Wing - Deer, elk hair etc

Friday, April 27, 2018

River Creature


River Creature

Hook - Bass fly style
Thread - Color your choice
Tail - Rubber legs
Body  - Estaz chenille
Head - Fish skullz

Tying note - Tie in colors of your choice

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Dickie


Dickie

Hook - Nymph style
Thread - Black
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Gold oval tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Grizzly hen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQVTZFRLniQ

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Weight of Round Lead Fly Tying Wire


Sunken Stone


Sunken Stone

Hook - Nymph/streamer style
Thread - Hot orange
Tail - Black poly yarn
Body -  rusty orange/brown dubbing
Wings - Deer hair high-tie style

Scorpio



Scorpio

Hook - Nymph/streamer style
Thread - Color to match color of fly
Eyes - Painted dumbbell eyes 
Tail - Marabou
Body - Tying thread under v-rib, larva lace etc
Thorax - Estaz 
Throat - Rubber legs (optional)

Additional Colors


Monday, April 16, 2018

Gartside Gurgler


Gartside Gurgler

Hook: Fresh or saltwater hook
Thread: White 3/0 or Monocord
Tail: Very sparse bucktail or marabou plumes overlaid with five or six strands of pearl Glimmer or Krystal Flash
Body: White closed-cell foam, with five evenly-spaced segments. Foam should be 1/2"-5/8" wide for most flies. Use foam at least 1/8" thick.
Rib: White or Grizzly saddle hackle palmered between segments
Carapace or Shell: Closed-cell foam pulled over body and secured just behind eye. Trim foam leaving an excess of about 1/2" protruding beyond eye.

                                  Reference: Jack Gartside Gurgler

Friday, April 13, 2018

Early Emerger Nymph



Early Emerger Nymph

Hook - Dry fly
Thread - Tan
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Abdomen - Pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Tan thread
Posts - White poly yarn
Thorax - Dark hares ear

Reference - Fly Fishing & Fly Tying Magazine (UK)

Monday, April 9, 2018

ASB Chironomid



ASB Chironomid
(Anti Static Bag)

Hook - Curved
Bead - White
Thread - Chartreuse
Ribbing - Red wire
Body - Gray translucent anti static bag cut into strip
Thorax - Peacock herl

Raccoon



Raccoon

Paul Lasha Originator

Midge Emerger

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Shuck - Teal flank fibers or grizzly hackle tip
Butt - White ostrich herl
Shellback - Elk or deer hair
Body - Your favorite dubbing

Tie in a variety of colors by altering the tying thread and dubbing colors.

Tying Emergers - Schollmeyer & Leeson

Phil's Black & Red


Phil's Black & Red

Hook - Curved shank
Bead - White brass/tungsten
Ribbing - Red wire
Body - Black thread or uni-stretch

Friday, April 6, 2018

Ausable Bomber


Ausable Bomber

Tail - Woodchuck Guard Hairs
Wing - Calf Tail
Hackle - Brown and Grizzly
Body - Rusty orange dubbing

William's Hackle Technique


Monday, April 2, 2018

Quill Gordon Winged Wet Fly


Quill Gordon Winged Wet Fly


Hook – Mustad 3906, 3906B, size 10

 Thread - Olive/olive dun

 Tail - Dun hen hackle fibers

 Body - Stripped peacock herl, counter wound with extra fine wire (or cemented)

 Hackle - Dun hen hackle collar

 Wing - Lemon wood duck flank




Quill Gordon Winged Wet Fly

 

Hook – Mustad 3906, 3906B, size 10

Thread - Black

Tail - Lemon wood duck flank (or medium dun)

Body - Stripped peacock herl, counter wound with extra fine wire (or cemented) 

Hackle - Dun hen hackle collar 

Wing - Lemon wood duck flank


Sunday, April 1, 2018

Dark Hendrickson Winged Wet Fly



Dark Hendrickson Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Gray
Tail - Blue dun hackle fibers
Body - Gray dubbing
Hackle - Blue dun hen
Wing - Wood duck fibers