Ibis Split

Ibis Split

Tail - Scarlet duck or goose quill segments or hackle

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - Scarlet, white, scarlet duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Guide’s Special

Guide’s Special

Hook - 7xl or 9xl streamer

Thread - Black

Body - Double wrapped flat silver tinsel

Belly - Long blue bucktail

Wing - Long red bucktail with four slim Ewing yellow saddle hackles over

Author's Note

This fly is one of those simple patterns that has an interesting history and has produced for years. The following history is a combination of what I have read and have been told by individuals who have a connection to Jim Warner and Lake Winnipesaukee.

Jim Warner use to tie and sell many of these Guide’s Specials. He was given the pattern by a very popular local guide on the lake Glenn Morrill of Alton, NH. The color combination of this fly when wet and the materials blend together closely imitate the coloring of a smelt. One other pattern the Babbs Ghost has similar colors in it. Jim created the Babbs Ghost and today it is still very effective.

Little is known about who created the Guides Special, which is consistent with how many of these fly patterns got passed down from angler to angler. I’ve personally used this pattern with success and tied it for anglers fishing in New England all reporting back that they caught fish with it.

https://partridge-of-redditch.co.uk/the-guides-special-streamer-tutorial/

Gray Gnat

Gray Gnat

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Body - Rabbits fur

Hackle - Light gray

Wing - Slate  duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

F Fly

F Fly

Hook - Dry fly style

Thread - Your choice of color

Body - Tying thread

Wing - Dun CDC feathers

May also tied with sparse dubbing body

Marjan Fratnik Originator

https://midcurrent.com/videos/how-to-tie-the-f-fly/

Old Judge

Old Judge

Tail - Brown Hackle

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Orange

Wing - Brown turkey, red, blue, yellow goose shoulder fibers, married

Author's Note

Also made gold tinsel body, yellow hackle down body, white hackle at shoulder, yellow and white tail, white wings with yellow strips over, and jungle up sides.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Olive Gnat

Olive Gnat

Tip - Gold tinsel

Body - Olive green dubbing or floss

Hackle - Brown or furnace

Wing - Green duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Gray Alder

Gray Alder 

Tip - Gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Black

Wing - Slate

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Sunset

Sunset

Hook - Standard wet fly style

Thread - Black

Tip - Green chenille

Body - Yellow chenille

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - White duck or goose quill segments

How To Tie Flies - E C Gregg

Ross McKinney

Ross McKinney

Hook - Standard wet fly style

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Barred wood duck

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Brown wool

Wing - Red over white duck or goose quill segments

Cheek - Jungle fowl

Can also be tied with red over white bucktail for the wing

How To Tie Flies - E C Gregg

Golden Dustman

Golden Dustman

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Body - Bronze peacock herl*

Hackle - Golden yellow

Wings - Bronze wild turkey

Book of the Black Bass - J A Henshall

*As scarce as a pink unicorn 😁

Lachene

Lachene

Tail - Gray mallard dyed yellow

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Embossed silver tinsel & black chenille

Hackle - Dark claret

Wing - Amherst pheasant

Trout - Ray Bergman

Holberton

Holberton

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - (Bottom to top) Barred Mandarin, yellow, crimson, (married), peacock sword 

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Rear ½ orange floss, front ½ peacock herl

Hackle - Crimson

Wing - (Bottom to top) Yellow, crimson, barred mandarin (married), peacock sword

Trout - Ray Bergman

Cupsuptic

Cupsuptic

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Hackle - Scarlet tied palmer

Body - Silver tinsel

Wing - Brown mottled turkey with narrow stripe of guinea fowl over

Head - Peacock herl *

Trout - Ray Bergman

Don Bastion Note

* The peacock herl head is visible on the color plate fly but is not listed as a fly component in the written recipe.

Down Looker

Down Looker

Tip - Orange floss

Tail - Brown mallard

Hackle - Brown tied palmer

Body - Brown floss

Wing - Brown mallard

Trout - Ray Bergman

Catskill

Catskill

Tail - Mandarin or dyed mallard

Hackle - Brown tied palmer

Body - Orange floss

Wing - Mandarin or dyed mallard

Trout - Ray Bergman

Fiery Brown

Fiery Brown

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Crimson duck or goose quill segments

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown duck or goose quill segments

Trout - Ray Bergman

Irish Grouse

Irish Grouse

Hackle - Furnace tied palmer

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Orange floss

Wing - Peacock herl

Trout - Ray Bergman

Rich Widow

Rich Widow

Tip - Gold Tinsel

Tail - Yellow duck or goose quill segments

Hackle - Yellow tied palmer

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Light blue floss

Wing - Black duck or goose quill segments

Trout - Ray Bergman

Tycoon

Tycoon

Tip - Scarlet floss

Tail - Scarlet over yellow duck or goose quill segmants

Hackle - Yellow tied palmer, claret shoulder

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Orange floss

Wing - Black over white over scarlet over white duck or goose quill segmants

Trout - Ray Bergman