Saturday, March 15, 2025

Whirling Dun


Whirling Dun

Tip - Silver tinsel

Tail - Brown hackle

Ribbing - Gray floss

Body - Brown floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segment.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Whirling Dun

Tail - Brown

Body - Blue-gray fur

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Friday, March 14, 2025

May Fly


May Fly

Tail - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Tree Hopper


Tree Hopper 

Tip - Silver tinsel

Tail - Mallard

Body - Hares ear dubbing

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Author's Note

Also made green floss body, gray hackle, slate wing.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Pale Blue Dun


Pale Blue Dun

Tail - Yellow

Ribbing - Yellow floss

Body - Gray wool or floss

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Yellow Robin


Yellow Robin

Body - Yellow chenille

Hackle - Scarlet over yellow

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Ameteur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Yellow Jacket


Yellow Jacket

Body - Four joint body, yellow at tip, then black, yellow and black

Hackle -Brown hackle

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Ameteur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Red Quail

 

Red Quail

Tail - Scarlet

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Red chenille or dubbing

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - Quail or light brown turkey*

* No quail. I used turkey for the wing

Ameteur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Red Miller


Red Miller

Tail - Scarlet

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Red floss

Hackle - White

Wing - White duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Red Midge


Red Midge

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Red floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown turkey

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Jennie Lind



Jennie Lind

Tail - Blue hackle

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - Blue duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth


Ibis Yellow



Ibis Yellow

Tail - Scarlet hackle

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Scarlet hackle

Wing - Scarlet duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyerts Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth



Monday, March 10, 2025

Ibis White


Ibis White

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Scarlet hackle

Body - White chenille

Hackle - Scarlet hackle

Wing - Scarlet duck or goose quill segments

Author's Note

Also made with silver tinsel rib and white floss

Ameteur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Dark Whirling Dun



Dark Whirling Dun

Tail - Brown hackle

Body - Greenish gray dubbing

Hackle - Brown hackle 

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Sunday, March 9, 2025

Blue Turkey


Blue Turkey

Tip - Silver tinsel

Tail - Red

Body - Blue chenille

Hackle - Red

Wing - Gray or mottled turkey

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Yellow Dolly

 

Yellow Dolly

Tip - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow dubbing

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Wilmarth

Yellow Drake


Yellow Drake

Tail - Brown mallard (aka bronze mallard)

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Yellow dubbing

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - Brown mallard (aka bronze mallard)

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Gray Drake



Gray Drake

Tail - Mallard

Ribbing - Black floss

Body - White floss

Hackle - Gray or badger

Wing - Mallard or slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmark

Brown Drake

 

Brown Drake

Tip - Gold tinsel

Body - Brown floss

Hackle - Badger

Wing - Brown turkey

Ameteur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Friday, March 7, 2025

Black Drake


Black Drake

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Black floss 

Hackle - Orange 

Wing - Black goose or duch quill segmants

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Callibaetis Flymph


Callibaetis Flymph

Hook - Wet fly 

Thread - Grey 

Tail - Hen Hackle Fibers, Grey, Olive or Tan 

Body - Turkey Biot, Grey, Olive or Tan 

Thorax - Natural Squirrel Dubbing: Grey, Olive or Tan 

Hackle - Dun hen hackle

Phil Rowley Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGCT3ToypaA