Flytying: New and Old

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Golden Doctor

Golden Doctor

Tail - Scarlet, yellow, green, married

Body - Gold tinsel

Hackle - Claret

Wing - Gray mallard** with narrow strip of married blue and red over each side*

Trout - Ray Bergman

Don Bastian Notes

* The wing recipe originally was written simply as ‘gray mallard, blue, red.’ It has been amended here to accurately reflect the color plate painting and the structure of the wing. Goose shoulder works best for the red and blue stripe overlay because its curvature (top side out) follows the concave shape of the gray mallard flank, but duck wing quill could also be used, curving either in or out depending on your preference.

Ray Bergman Collection – 127) Golden Doctor | | Hatches Fly Tying Magazine (archive.org)

**My gray mallard supply is pretty drastic in quality. I substituted it with teal.

Friday, December 8, 2023

Smoke On the Water

Smoke On the Water

Bead – Black/black nickel

Gills - White

Ribbing – Black wire

Body – Purple holographic tinsel

Thorax – Peacock herl

Central Alberta Fly Tying Club: January 2014 (rdflytying.blogspot.com)

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Weapon of Revenge

Weapon of Revenge

Hook - Mustad 9671, size 14

Thread - Brown

Weight - Lead free wire

Body - Tan and brown medium chenille*

Vinyl cement

*I used ultra chenille.

The original recipe called for standard medium chenille with the cut ends dipped in vinyl cement to prevent fraying.

Could this have been an early version of the San Juan Worm in 1980?

Monday, December 4, 2023

Guide's Choice Hare's Ear

Guide's Choice Hare's Ear

Hook - Jig style or your choice

Bead - Gold slotted tungsten

Thread - Hot orange

Tail - Hare's mask guard hairs

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Abdomen - Hare's ear dubbing

Wing case - Pearl tinsel

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - Partridge

Friday, December 1, 2023

Kemp Bug

Kemp Bug

Hook - Mustad 3906B, size 6-12

Thread - Black

Tail - Three or four strands of peacock herl (cut short and stubby, barely past bend)

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Furnace as a wet fly collar

Wing - Grizzly hackle tips tied flat and slightly splayed (delta style), angling backward for half shank length

Originated by Roy Donnelly

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

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Skip Nymph

Skip Nymph Regular

Skip Morris

Hook -Any regular-shank, 1X or 2X long, heavy wire nymph hook sizes 20 to 8.

Weight - Copper or lead wire.

Thread - Black or brown

Ribbing - Small copper wire.

Abdomen And Thorax - Fur from a natural hare’s mask

Tails And Wing Case - Pheasant-tail fibers

Skip Nymph Dark

Hook - Any regular-shank, 1X or 2X long, heavy wire nymph hook sizes 20 to 8.

Weight - Copper or lead wire.

Thread - Black or brown

Ribbing - Small copper wire.

Abdomen And Thorax - Fur from a dyed brown hare’s mask

Tails And Wing Case - Pheasant-tail fibers

Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple: An Easy-to-Follow All-Color Guide - Skip Morris

Monday, November 27, 2023

Brenda's Delight

Brenda's Delight

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Sparse black calf tail tied low over the body

Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and kept sparse

Author's Note

Mike Boudreau of Montreal, Canada, originated this pattern

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

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Premier

Premier

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Scarlet

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Bosy - Scarlet floss

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - White with scarlet stripe

Trout - Ray Bergman

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Candlefish Bucktail

Candlefish Bucktail

(As dressed by Roy A. Patrick)

Head: Black, usually with white painted eye and black pupil

Body: Medium flat silver tinsel. (If no ribbing is used, embossed tinsel is preferable.)

Ribbing: Medium oval silver tinsel (optional)

Wing: A very small bunch of white polar bear hair, over which is a very small bunch of pale green(*) polar bear hair, over which is a very small bunch of pale blue(*) polar bear hair. These three bunches make up the lower third of the wing. The middle third is a small bunch of medium red polar bear hair. Over this is a very small bunch of pale blue polar bear hair, over which is a very small bunch of pale green polar bear hair. As an optional topping a very small bunch of French blue (or violet) polar bear hair may be added. If this topping is not added, the two colors marked with an asterisk may also be eliminated. All the colors of hair are of the same length, extending well beyond the end of the hook.

Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing - Joseph Bates

#42-2013 - Candlefish Bucktail | Global FlyFisher | Candlefish Bucktail tied by Andrew Marshall Tied by: Andrew Marshall Originated by: Roy A. Patrick Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing, Joseph...