Spruce Variant
Hook – Single Salmon
Thread – Wine/red
Abdomen - Copper
tinsel tip & red tinsel
Tailing - Golden
pheasant tippet
Thorax - Peacock herl
Wing - Yellow-dyed
squirrel tail
Hackle – Brown brahma
hen
Swedish Killer
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Butt - Yellow chenille
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black chenille
Wing - Black or gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Blue
Head - Deer hair, trimmed
From an internet photo
Butcher
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Originally Ibis, few strands of red dyed goose work well.
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel or wire
Body - Silver tinsel
Hackle - Black
Wing - Slips of blue wing feathers from a mallard wing
This famous wet fly was originally called Moon’s Fly after a butcher called Moon whose favorite pattern it was. Developed by John Jewhurst the fly was newly named by William Blacker around 1838 as per Moon’s profession arguably as a marketing gimmick. Well, the name change worked well as it became one of the bestselling trout flies and I think many falsely associated the name with the killing abilities of this fly. There have also been theories that the color red represents blood, silver the blade and blue wing the apron of a butcher.
Kingfisher Butcher
The butcher range of flies have been around for years, and account for many fish throughout the season. Great for browns, rainbows and works well for sea trout and even salmon in low water conditions. The Hardy's Gold Butcher is the only one in the series that abandons the mallard blue wings.
Hardy's Gold Butcher (fliesonline.co.uk)
Trout Flies of Ireland - Peter O'Reilly
Leven Butcher
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Fluorescent scarlet floss (Glo-Brite #4)
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel or wire
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Black marabou with a single strip of holographic tinsel on each side
Cheeks - Fluorescent scarlet floss (Glo-Brite #4)
Trout & Salmon Flies of Scotland - Stan Headley
Teal Winged Butcher
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Bunch of scarlet or red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel or wire
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Black hen
Wing - Strip of teal flank; rolled
Trout & Salmon Flies of Scotland - Stan Headley
Hook - Wet Fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Brown hackle
Ribbing - Brown silk
Body - Scarlet dubbing or substitute
Hackle - Dark red
Wing - Yellow and Black
This is an odd coloration of a "Butcher" fly pattern.
Flies - J E Leonard
Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault
Hardy's Gold Butcher (fliesonline.co.uk)
Trout Flies of Ireland - Peter O'Reilly
https://youtu.be/kNIX9FNnLVQ?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/vh97_mLed30?feature=shared
Woodworth Butterfly
Atlantic Salmon
Wilfred “Woody” Woodworth
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Silver tinsel & fluorescent green wool
Rib - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Wing - Yellow calf tail, divided & slanting back
Collar - Brown hen
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Prince of Darkness
Witherwox Special
Steelhead
Hook - Standard wet fly style
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat sliver tinsel
Tail - Mallard flank
Butt - Green chenille
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Red floss or yarn
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White bucktail
Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey
Canada
Winged Wet Fly
Hook - Mustad Heritage S80AP
Thread - Red under the body; black head
Tail - Scarlet wool as a short tag
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Red floss
Hackle - Red
Wing - Mottled gray turkey
* The written recipe for the Canada lists a tip of ‘scarlet tag’ but it is more accurately a tail.
By standard definition this fly has no ‘tip.’
Trout - Ray Bergman
Hook - Single Salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Red goose quill fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel followed by black floss
Body - Yellow floss
Wing - Mix of white and light brown bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Collar - Brown hen hackle
Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner
Sunset
Atlantic Salmon
Daryl Peter Burry
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel, orange seal merging into red seal or substitute
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black seal fur or substitute
Wing - Grey squirrel tail
Collar - Hot orange hackle
*I substituted Ice dubbing for seal's fur
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Black Hackle
Soft Hackle
Hook - Mustad Heritage S80AP
Thread - Black
Hot Spot - #3 Fluorescent red Glo-Brite floss
Ribbing - Silver wire
Body - Black tying thread
Thorax - White ostrich herl
Hackle - Black hen
Wet Wasp
Hook - Mustad Heritage C46XSAP
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Tag end of body thread colored with a black sharpie marker
Body - #9 Glo-Brite Chrome yellow floss coated with uv resin
Wings - Brown, ginger, furnace hackle tips
Hackle - Black hen
From a Spirit of the River video
Mosquito
Hook - Daiichi 1770
Thread - Black
Body - #3 Glo-brite thread coated with uv resin
Wings - Grizzly hackle tips
Eyes - Black plastic
Wing case - Pheasant tail fibers
Legs - Partridge
Thorax - Dark hare's ear dubbing
From a Sprit of the River video
Tail Light Streamer
Hook - Mustad 3665A
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Body - Gold mylar tubing or substitute
Underbelly - White bucktail
Wing - Yellow bucktail over orange bucktail over a few gray bucktail fibers; peacock herl top
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes
The Classic Streamer Fly Box - Mike Valla
Willow
Atlantic Salmon/Steelhead
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Lady Amherst pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - White yarn
Collar - Badger hen
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Brent Jones video
Hector's Red Head
Davie McPhail
Hook - Mustad Heritage S80AP
Thread - Black
(62) Tying Hector's Red Head Wet Fly by Davie McPhail - YouTube
Ballou Special
Hook - Mustad 3665A
Thread – Black
Hook – Size 6 streamer hook
Tail – 2 Golden pheasant crests, curved down
Body – Silver Tinsel
Wing – White marabou, over red bucktail
Topping – Peacock herl
Eyes – Jungle cock
Arnold Weagle Special
Atlantic Salmon
Arnold Weagle
Hook - Mustad Heritage R50AP
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Wine yarn
Wing - Fox squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen
Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner
GW Special
Atlantic Salmon
Gerry Williamson
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel, twice normal length
Body - Chartreuse wool
Wing - Gray squirrel tail, very short and sparse
Collar - Yellow, very short
Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner
