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

Queen of Darkness

Queen of Darkness

Sea Trout/Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 3399

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hackle

Ribbing - Black thread or uni stretch

Body - Black seal dubbing or substitute

Hackle - Black and kingfisher blue hen

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Snoopie

 

Snoopie

John Atle Figenschou

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Grey partridge body feather fibers or substitute

Body - ½ yellow floss, ½ seal's fur dyed claret or substitute

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel.

Hackle - Grey partridge body feather or substitute

Wing - Guinea fowl wing quill

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Tauche Tom

Tauche Tom

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad Heritage S80AP

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Peacock herl

Throat - Teal

Wing - 1 jungle cock feather tied flat over the body

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Black Spring

Black Spring

Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad Heritage S80AP

Thread - Black or red

Ribbing - Red thread or uni stretch

Body - Black quill from crow or black pheasant tail

Hackle - Starling

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Cheney

Cheney

Winged Wet Fly

Cheney Albert Nelson

Hook - Mustad S80AP

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hen

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Yellow and red floss

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - Jungle cock

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Carter Harrison

Carter Harrison

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad Heritage S80AP

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hen

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Seal's fur dyed purple

Hackle -Ginger cock hackle

Wing -Teal

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Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary

Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad Heritage S80AP

Thread - Black

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body - Peacock herl, reinforced

Hackle - Red hen

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