Monday, October 26, 2020

Maple Syrup and Variations

Maple Syrup - Original

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 10

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed yellow calf tail

Body - Tan chenille


Maple Syrup - Black

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 10

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed yellow calf tail

Body - Black chenille


Maple Syrup - Gold Bead

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 8

Bead - Gold brass or tungsten

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed yellow calf tail

Body - Tan chenille


The Guppy

Maple Syrup Variant

Category - Trout Fly

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 8

Thread - Tan

Eyes - White/pearl and black dumbbell

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body - Tan chenille


Best Maple Syrup

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 10

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body - Tan chenille

Big Trout Only

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 10

Thread - Black

Body - Dark or light olive chenille


Maple Syrup - Red Tail

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 10

Thread - Red

Tail - Dyed red calf tail

Body - Tan chenille


Molasses

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 10

Thread - Orange

Tail - Dyed orange calf tail

Body - Tan chenille


Maple Syrup - Tungsten Bead

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 8

Bead - Black tungsten

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed yellow calf tail

Body - Tan chenille

Eyes - Painted black over white


Maple Sugar

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 10

Thread - Tan

Tail - Amherst pheasant tippets

Body - Tan chenille


Maple Syrup - Black Bead

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 8

Bead - Black brass or tungsten

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed yellow calf tail

Body - Tan chenille


Maple Syrup - Gold Cone Head

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 8

Bead - Gold Cone Head

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed yellow calf tail

Body - Tan chenille


Maple Syrup - Red Bead

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 8

Bead - Red brass or tungsten

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed red calf tail

Body - Tan chenille


Olive Chenille Nymph

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 10

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed yellow calf tail

Body - Olive chenille

Maple-Andra

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 10

Thread - Black

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Body - Tan chenille

Wing - Peacock sword fibers


La Gaston (Frank Guimond pattern)

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La Gaston 

(Frank Guimond pattern)


Category - Trout streamer


Hook - Streamer style


Thread - Black


Tail - Golden pheasant tippets


Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel


Body - Chinese red uni stretch


Throat - Golden pheasant tippet over gold crystal flash


Wing - Dyed red bucktail over gold crystal flash


The fly above was tied from a photo on Frank Guimond's website. I tried the Google translator on the French name "La Gaston" and it returned the same basic translation in English "The Gaston"


https://frankguimond.com/mes-streamers-2/

Saturday, October 24, 2020

Citrange

 


Citrange

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - Orange or hot orange

Tail - Orange over fluorescent green floss or uni stretch

Body - Rear, micro peacock chenille, Front, fluorescent floss or uni stretch

Throat - Fluorescent green over orange floss or uni stretch

Wing - Chartreuse bucktail over rainbow crystal flash

Tying note: I used MFC Lucent micro chenille in 615-Peacock color but a substitute can be Veevus Iris thread in i15-Peacock color

The fly above was tied using a photo on Frank Guimond's website. I tried the Google translator on the French name "Citrange" and it returned the same translation in English

https://frankguimond.com/mouches-a-saumon/

Patriot Caddis (Trude Style)

 


Patriot Caddis

(Trude Style)

Hook - Standard dry fly

Thread - Black

Body - Blue, red, blue tinsel

Wing - White calf tail

Hackle - Brown rooster


Hunting Creek Nymph

 


Hunting Creek Nymph

Hook - Standard wet/nymph, size 10-14

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Thread – Black

Tail – Mottled hair or feather fibers

Rib - Copper wire

Body - Fine black dubbing (rabbit, beaver etc)

Wing case/hotspot – Dyed red duck/goose quill or red antron yarn

Thorax - Peacock herl, reinforced around the tying thread

Hackle - Hen soft hackle, black, brown or dun

Friday, October 23, 2020

Mike's Midge



Mike's Midge

Hook-Standard curved style or scud hook

Thread - Olive, black, brown, red etc

Ribbing - Silver or gold wire

Body - Tying thread

Under wing - 4 strands pearl krystal flash

Over wing - White foam clipped short

Head - Brown krystal dubbing




Thursday, October 22, 2020

Hare's Ear Soft Hackle

 


Hare's Ear Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Hare's ear dubbing or brush

Hackle - Hungarian Partridge



Hare's Ear Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3399 or equivalent
Thread - Brown
Tail - Wood duck or substitute
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Hare's ear dubbing
Hackle - Brown hen

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle

 


Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle

Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Blue Professor

 


Blue Professor


Hook – Wet fly style

Thread – White under floss body, black for the head

Tag – Flat gold tinsel

Tail – Dyed red duck or goose quill segments

Ribbing – Flat gold tinsel

Body - Blue floss or uni stretch

Hackle - Brown hen

Wings - Mallard flank


Saturday, October 17, 2020

Shipman's Buzzer

 


Shipman's Buzzer

Hook - Mustad S80-3906/S82-3906B

Thread - Color to match the dubbing

Shuck and head - White antron

Rib - Pearl tinsel

Abdomen - Black, claret, red, olive, brown etc dubbing

Developed by Dave Shipman

Friday, October 16, 2020

Incredible Hulk


Incredible Hulk


Hook – Single salmon

Thread – Chartreuse

Tail – Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing – Brown uni stretch

Body – Fluorescent green uni stretch and peacock herl

Wing – White calf tail

Hackle – Dyed green guinea hen

Thursday, October 15, 2020

General Fry Imitation

 


General Fry Imitation

Category - Steelhead, cutthroat etc

Hook – Up eye salmon style

Thread - Black

Tail – Red or orange hackle fibers

Body - Flat silver tinsel.

Throat – Red hackle fibers

Wing – 6-8 hairs of dyed yellow, orange, blue, green and white bucktail

Originator: Roderick Haig-Brown.

Reference - Fly Patterns of British Columbia by Arthur James Lingren

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Hot Creek Special

 



Hot Creek Special


Hook - Mustad S80-3906 or S82-3906B, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Tail - Olive hackle fibers

Back - Mottled turkey wing feather

Body - Peacock herl reinforced with tying thread

Legs - Peacock herl

Monday, October 12, 2020

Rain


Rain


Adapted from the Tandem Recipe


Hook – Mustad 9575

Thread – Black

Body – Flat silver tinsel

Wing – Yellow over red over yellow bucktail

over which are 2 grizzly hackles

Head – Black with white eye and red pupil


Tandem Streamers– Donald A Wilson

Gray Macintosh


 

Gray Macintosh

Category - Steelhead

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread – Gray

Wing – Gray squirrel tail

Hackle – 3-4 grizzly hackles

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Silver Gray Bomber

Silver Gray Bomber 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Butt - Fine black chenille

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Natural brown and white bucktail mixed and tied low over the bod

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson