Neverfail
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Brown
Rib - Silver tinsel
Body - Dark brown floss
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Slate duck quill segments
Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault
Neverfail
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Brown
Rib - Silver tinsel
Body - Dark brown floss
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Slate duck quill segments
Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault
Grub
Hook - Curved scud
Weight - Lead free wire
Thread - White
Body - Nymph Rap (Fulling Mill)
Wing case - Nymph Rap (Fulling Mill)
Thorax - Brown dubbing
Swipe the back with a brown marked if desired
Royal Governor I
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Body - Peacock herl, red floss, peacock herl
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Hen pheasant quill
Wet Flies - Ken Sawada
Royal Governor II
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tag - Gold tinsel
Tail - Brown
Body - Peacock herl, green floss, peacock herl
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Cock pheasant tail
Wet Flies - Ken Sawada
Col Downman's Fancy
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Teal hackle fibers
Ribbing - Silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Black
Wing - Eurasian Jay Wing sections
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Eurasian Jay is legal to possess in USA. Blue Jay (American) is not
Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault
Rainbow Warrior Variation
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Red
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Body - Red thread under pearl tinsel
Thorax - Rainbow scud dubbing
Wing - Gray duck or goose quill segments
Rainbow Warrior Variation
Hook - Wet fly
Bead - Silver
Thread - Red
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Body - Red thread under pearl tinsel
Thorax - Rainbow scud dubbing
Hackle - Hungarian partridge
H.C.S.
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Guinea
Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth
Black/Purple Streamer
Michel Lemieux
Hook - Mustad 9674, size 2-6
Thread - Purple
Tail - Red schlappen
Body - Purple mylar under clear narrow tubing
Wing - Black bear over black krystal flash
Collar - Orange chickabou or schlappen
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Green and Ginger
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tag - Gold tinsel
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Green floss
Hackle - Dark ginger
The Classic Wet Fly Box - Mike Valla
A. K. Royal
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Red floss (or tinsel)
Tail - Barred wood duck
Body - Peacock herl, red floss, peacock herl
Hackle - Grizzly
Wing - White calf tail or buck tail
The Fisherman's Handbook of Trout Flies - Donald Du Bois
Big Indian
Hook - Wet
Thread - White under floss body; Black head
Ribbing - Orange floss
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - White
Wing - Yellow
The Fisherman's Handbook of Trout Flies - Donald Du Bois
Lindgren's Dark Nymph
Hooks - TMC3761 or DAI1560, sizes 12-16
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hen hackle barbs
Ribbing - Heavy yellow thread over abdomen only
Abdomen - Dubbed with black rabbit fur
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Black hen hackle barbs tied beard-style
Lindgren's Inch Worm
Hooks - TMC3761 or DAI 1560, sizes 10-14
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hen hackle barbs
Ribbing - Black ostrich herl wrapped close. Fine silver wire is reverse wrapped over the ostrich
Body - Dubbed with dyed insect-green rabbit fur
Head - Black ostrich herl
Lindgren's Olive Nymph
Hooks - TMC3761 or DAI 1560, sizes 10-18
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hen hackle barbs
Ribbing - Fine gold wire
Abdomen - Dubbed with olive marabou
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and trimmed off on top and bottom
Lindgren's Peacock Nymph
Hooks - TMC3761 or DAI1560, sizes 10-16
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hen hackle barbs
Body - Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine gold wire
Legs - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and trimmed off on top and bottom
Lindgren's Wood Duck Nymph
Hooks - TMC3761 or DA11560, sizes 12-18
Thread - Brown
Tail - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs
Ribbing - Fine gold wire
Abdomen - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs wrapped in a thin taper
Thorax - Black ostrich herl
Legs - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs tied divided beard-style
Hooks - TMC3769 or DAI1190, sizes 12-18
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hen hackle barbs
Ribbing - Fine gold wire
Body - Dubbed with yellow marabou
Legs - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and trimmed off on top and bottom
Ira Lindgren originated this series of patterns. They are all easy to tie and can be effective in many areas.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Queen Coachman
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Body - Peacock herl, royal blue floss, peacock herl
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White duck or goose quill segments
The Fisherman's Handbook of Trout Flies - Donald Du Bois
Professor Royal
Hook - Wet Fly
Thread - Black
Tip - Yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Brown mallard (Bronze mallard)
The Fisherman's Handbook of Trout Flies - Donald Du Bois