Beadhead
Attractor Fly
David Ryan
Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 6-10
Bead - Silver
Thread - Black
Tail - Brown hackle fibers
Rib - Oval gold tinsel over rear body
Body - Rear - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown, sparse, between chenille and herl
Body - Front - Buttercup yellow chenille
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Angel Child
Mac Warner
Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent, size 8-10
Thread - Black
Tail - Guinea hackle fibers
Rib - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Rear - yellow wool, front - red wool
Wing - Mallard flank or substitute
Hackle - Guinea fowl
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Nation’s Fancy
Bill Nation
Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent, size 6-8
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear half orange wool, front half black floss
Wing - Mallard flank or substitute
Hackle - Grizzly hen
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Gold Sand Shiner
Baitfish Imitation
Gerry Beck
Hook - Mustad 3777 or equivalent keel style hook
Thread - Black
Weight - 20 turns .025” lead/lead free wire
Body - Gold mylar tubing, tie in with red thread
Wing - Stacked white bucktail extending past hook, unraveled gold mylar tubing or gold krystal flash, black bucktail, brown bucktail
Head - Black, large
Eyes - Painted black over white
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Winged Wet Fly
Jim Fox
Hook - Standard wet fly hook, size 10-14
Thread - Olive
Tail - Mallard flank*
Body - Fine olive dubbing
Wing - Wood duck
Beard - Light brown hackle
*When your mallard flank is crap, the next bird up is teal
Quite possibly named for the Crowsnest River in Canada
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Diving Caddis
Caddis Fly
Mac Warner
Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent, size 8-14
Thread - Black
Butt - Lime green dubbing
Body - Olive dubbing (or dark olive, brown or black
Wing - White polar bear or substitute
Hackle - Brown hen
Brayshaw’s Fancy
Caddis Fly
Tom Brayshaw
Hook - Mustad 98480 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Body - Peacock herl
Throat - Brown mottled partridge feather fibers
Wing - Greyish deer hair, sparse
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Vlimeuse
Salmon Fly
Mario Dussault
Hook - Single Slamon fly hook
Thread - Black
Tag - Green rubber hackle, 3 wraps
Rib - Green and red rubber hackle wrapped side by side
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Grey fox guard hairs or substitute
Cheek - Jungle cock
Collar - Dyed green guinea fowl
*Regarding the rubber hackle, I used red and green stretch magic beading cord
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Killer
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Bright red wool
Hackle - Bright red as a wet fly collar
Wing - Natural black squirrel tail or black bear hair
The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser
Ajari’s Light Kebari
Hook - Mustad 7957 or substitute
Thread - Red
Hackle - Brown hen hackle
Body - Cream uni yarn
Tenkara Kebari: Traditional & Kebari-Inspired Trout Patterns - David Dirks
Teal Blue & Silver
Hook - Standard wet fly style
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Silver wire or oval tinsel
Body - Silver tinsel
Hackle - Blue hen
Wing - Teal feather fibers
W/S = Winter/Summer
Hook - Daiichi 1110 or equivalent
Thread - Gray
Body - Dark grey foam
Hackle - Dark dun hackle
Walleye Wrecker
Kevin Kirkelie
L’Étincelle Bleu
Google translate - Blue spark
Jean-Guy Boudreau
Hook - Mustad 80501 BL or equivalent
Thread - Purple
Tag - Red wire
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Red wire
Body - Silver tinsel
Throat - White bucktail
Wing - Chartreuse krystal flash under blue bucktail
Topping - Red schlappen extending to above hook point
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Pale Torrish
(Sometimes listed as Yellow Torrish)
Salmon Fly
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tip - Yellow floss
Tail - A golden pheasant crest feather topped with blended strands of fluorescent red and orange floss
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Rear body - Flat silver tinsel
Rear throat - Yellow hackle
Mid butt - Black ostrich herl
Front body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Yellow hackle
Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
There are other recipes for this fly. Use the one that suits you.
The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser
Asellus
Roderick Haig-Brown
Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Rib - Fine gold wire
Back - Peacock herl
Body - Olive seal fur dubbing or substitute
Collar - Badger hackle
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Gray Buck
Salmon Fly
Ira Gruber
Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent, size 6
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Light dun hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Light gray wool tapered at both ends
Throat - Light dun hackle
Wing - Badger hair extending well beyond the bend of the hook
Ira Gruber's Atlantic Salmon Flies - Ira D Gruber
October Caddis Emerger
Hook - Curved-shank nymph hook or a 2X-long wet-fly hook, size 6-8
Thread - Orange
Body - Light-orange rabbit dubbing with the guard hairs removed, or your favorite brand of wet-fly dubbing
Ribbing - Pearl tinsel
Antennae - Teal feather fibers
Head - Peacock herl
UV Resin coated head
Endrick Spider
Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Abdomen - Pheasant tail fibers
Rib - Fine copper wire
Thorax - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown partridge
101 Favorite Nymphs and Wet Flies: History, Tying Tips, and Fishing Strategies - David Klausmeyer
