There You Go

There You Go

Back hook - Mustad 3906b #6 or 80525 #8

Thread - Red

Body - Flat #10 blue tinsel thread and red thread coated with fast-drying clear epoxy at each end of the body

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Connecting wire - Nylon-coated steel wire

Front hook - Mustad 9672 #2

Thread - UNI 8/0 black

Body - Flat #10 blue tinsel

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Belly - Strands of silver Flashabou under white bucktail

WING: Blue flashabou over dyed blue bucktail

Topping – Peacock herl

Eyes – Painted black over white

Tying Note

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The Special Grand Duke

The Special Grand Duke

Hook: Mustad 79580, sizes 4 and 6, joined together with steel wire

Thread - Black

Tail - A pinch of red hackle on the second hook only

Body - Burnt orange floss on both hooks

Ribbing - Medium silver oval tinsel

Throat - A pinch of red hackle

Wings - A small pinch of white deer tail hair for one-third of the wing; 7 or 8 fibers of mauve Krystal Flash #22; lavender deer tail hair (BCS 123-127) for the other two-thirds of the wing

Head - 5 or 6 fibers of peacock tail feather

Cheeks - Jungle cock

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Down Time

Down Time

Every now and then its time to put the tying of flies on hold for awhile and let other more important priorities take its place.

I continue to have vision problems that dont seem to get better (even after eye surgery) that needs my utmost attention. Wearing an eye patch when tying is not fun.

I also have a major home renovation that will begin today with an hvac contractor replacing my entire furnace and central air conditioner. $$$$$ big bucks!

But don't dispair, I'll be back in no time.

Professor

Professor

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - White under floss, Black head

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Scarlet

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Gray mallard or teal

Trout - Ray Bergman

Colonel Dowman

Colonel Dowman

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Guinea fowl fibers

Rib - Fine round silver

Body - Black floss

Beard - Black hen

Wing - Blue Jay wing feathers*

Eyes - Jungle Cock

*Blue Jay is illegal to possess in the US. Use legal Eurasian Jay.

Author's Note

This fly was published in an issue of Trout & Salmon magazine back in the 1990s.

https://www.radbuza.com/colonel-dowman/

Processing Fly Tying Materials at Home

 https://flyfishingwisconsin.com/how_to/processing-fly-tying-materials-at-home/

Black Hackle

Black Hackle

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold or silver tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Black

Author's Note

Also, with black floss body.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Black Spider

Black Spider

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black 

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Black

Wing - Black duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Stone

Stone

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Ribbing - Yellow floss

Body - Rabbit fur dubbing

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Author's Note

Also made golden brown dubbing body, tip gold, brown turkey tail and wing, brown hackle.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Red Spinner

Red Spinner

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Mallard flank

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Red floss or dubbing

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Gray Coughlin

Gray Coughlin

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Tag - Peacock herl

Body - Rabbits fur

Hackle - Brown or gray

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

English Coachman

English Coachman

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Black chenille

Hackle - Black

Wing - White over red over white duck or goose quill segments, married

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Eddy's Choice

Eddy's Choice

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Body - Brown wool

Hackle - Peacock sword

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Light Caddis

Light Caddis

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tag - Orange floss

Tail - Brown mallard

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Raven

Raven  

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hackle

Body - Black floss 

Hackle - Black hackle 

Wing - Black duck or goose quill segments

Author's Note

Also made with dark green floss body

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Moth

Moth

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Body - White chenille 

Hackle - White hackle

Wing - White duck oe goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Light Sand

Light Sand

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Body - Sand color dubbing 

Hackle - Brown 

Wing - Slate over cinnamon duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Red Fly

Red Fly

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Body - Claret dubbing body, 

Hackle - Claret hackle 

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Perkins Special

 

Perkins Special 

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body - Peacock herl, silver tinsel, peacock herl

Hackle - Brown

Wing - White duck or goose quill segments

Author's Note

Same as Royal Coachman with silver joint in center of body.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Ibis White Shoulder

Ibis White Shoulder 

Hook - Standard wet style

Thread - Black

Tail - Scarlet

Body - Scarlet floss dubbing or wool

Hackle - Scarlet over white, or mixed

Wing - Scarlet duck or goose quill segments with white up sides, or married

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth