Goldwater

Goldwater

Hook - Wet/nymph style

Thread - Black

Tip - Embossed silver tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Throat - Guinea hackle fibers

Wing - Golden pheasant crest

Originator - Ora Smith

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Simple Beginner Flies

 

Purple Spackle

 

Purple Spackle

Category - Steelhead

Hook – Up eye salmon style 

Thread - Black

Tail - Pearl Krystal Flash

Body - Purple chenille

Rib - Embossed gold tinsel

Wing - Pearl Krystal Flash

Collar – Purple hackle

Killer

Killer

Category - Dry Fly

Hook - Mustad R50-94840, size 8-14

Thread - Black

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Woodchuck, tied trude style

Hackle - Brown

Squirrel and Teal

Squirrel and Teal

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Gray dubbing

Hackle - Blue dun

Wing - Gray squirrel tail and teal feather fibers, mixed

Silver Moose

Silver Moose

Atlantic Salmon

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread – Black

Tail – Yellow over orange hackle fibers

Body – Embossed silver tinsel

Throat – Blue over yellow hackle fibers

Wing – Moose body hair

Anne Greenway

Anne Greenway

Tip – Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear 1/2 fluorescent green floss; front 1/2 black floss

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Wing – White calf tail

Hackle - Brown hackle

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White River of Ponds Special

White River of Ponds Special

Atlantic Salmon

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread – Black

Tip – Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body – Fluorescent green uni stretch

Wing – White bucktail

Undertaker's Wife

Undertaker's Wife

Category - Salmon

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Fluorescent green and chineses red (or fluorescent fire orange) uni stretch

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Green highlander uni yarn

Throat - Yellow hen hackle

Wing - Gray squirrel tail (or gray fox) over gold or copper krystal flash

Tom Jones (Beadhead Variation)

Tom Jones (Beadhead Variation)

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 8

Bead - Gold

Thread - Black

Tag - Red uni stretch

Tail - Black squirrel tail

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Olive chenille 

Wings - Olive marabou

When viewed from a fishy perspective it seems to imitate scuds (freshwater shrimp), damsels, stick caddis etc.

The Tom Jones must be a Welsh fly – right?  Wrong! It is as Aussie as Fosters and it has a very long history in its native Australia.  It was developed in 1971/1972 by a English ex-pat called John Lanchester who was a member of the Southern Fly Fishers

Woodstock

Woodstock

Hook – Scud style, size 14-20

Bead – Black nickel

Thread – Olive

Tail – Lemon wood duck

Ribbing – Copper wire

Body – Tying thread

Thorax – Synthetic peacock dubbing

Mayhem Midge

Mayhem Midge

Hook – Mustad R30-94833 (or equivalent), size 10-18

Thread – Olive

Tail – Brown antron yarn

Ribbing – Olive wire

Body - Tying thread

Wing case – Tan foam

Legs – Brown antron yarn (extension of the tail and pulled back for legs)

Thorax - Brown synthetic dubbing

McGee

McGee

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Yellow

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Butt - Yellow chenille

Body - Peacock herl twisted around tying thread into a herl chenille

Wing - Black guinea feather fibers

Hackle - Brown hen

Head - Yellow chenille

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Mike's Sign

Mike's Sign

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Black

Tar - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Orange hackle fibers

Body - Rear half - Orange uni yarn ribbed with oval gold tinsel, Front half - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown furnace

Wing - Brown bucktail

Reference - Fly Tyer Pattern Bible (Volume 3 - Issue 4)

Old English Iron Blue Dun

Old English Iron Blue Dun

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Black

Tail - Red golden pheasant breast feather or red hackle

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Muskrat dubbing or gray yarn

Hackle - Black hen

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Reference - Fly Tyer Pattern Bible (Volume 2 - Issue 2)

Yellow Venison

Yellow Venison

Hook - Mustad L87-3665A, size 2-4-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Red hackle fibers

Wing - Yellow bucktail

Topping - Black guinea fowl

Ferry Canyon

Ferry Canyon

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Black

Tail - Purple hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Orange and purple uni yarn

Throat - Purple hackle fibers or marabou

Wing - Purple marabou over red and pearl krystal flash

Umpqua Perly-bou

Umpqua Perly-bou

Hook - Up eye salmon hook

Thread - Red

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Bill's body braid - pearl

Wing - White marabou and pearl crystal flash

Collar - Red hackle

Carmichael Indispensable

Carmichael Indispensable

Bob Carmichael [1940s]

Hook - Mustad 94845, #12-26

Thread - Black

Tail - Moose body hair

Abdomen - Yellow thread, floss, uni stretch etc

Thorax - Pink dubbing

Wings - Grizzly hen hackle tips

Hackle - Grizzly