Saturday, November 28, 2020

Darling


Darling

Category - Salmon

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tip – Flat gold tinsel 

Tag - Fluorescent orange floss

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – Black uni yarn

Hackle – Brown/furnace at throat

Wing – Dyed red squirrel tail

Reference - Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies

Bouncer

 


Bouncer

Category - Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Butt - Fluorescent orange yarn (Danville Depth Ray)

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black uni yarn

Throat - Orange hackle fibers

Wing - Yellow bucktail

Reference - Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies


Friday, November 27, 2020

Jezebel

 


Jezebel

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 4

Thread - Black

Tail - Barred wood duck flank

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - White yarn, uni yarn etc

Hackle - Light brown, long and soft, sparse, beard

Wing - Gray squirrel tail*

Cheeks - Jungle cock

*Book recipe calls for the wing to be "small bunch of shorter gray squirrel tail over longer, larger bunch of same"

I simplified the wing with one bunch of squirrel tail

Reference - Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies and Forgotten Flies

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Dan'l Boone

 


Dan'l Boone

Bar har on a bar hook

Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies

Gold Wire Soft Hackle



Gold Wire Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B, 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Gold wire

Hackle - Hungarian Partridge

Black and Silver Soft Hackle

 


Black and Silver Soft Hackle

Hook - Standard wet fly style

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Black wire

Hackle - Hungarian Partridge

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Elsie Darbee's March Brown Nymph

 


Elsie Darbee's March Brown Nymph

Hook – Standard wet fly style

Thread – Black

Tail – Mallard flank fibers

Back – Pheasant tail

Ribbing – Tan silk, floss etc

Body – Blend of light and dark hares’ ear

Hackle – Hungarian partridge

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Dwarf Sucker

 


Dwarf Sucker

Category - Streamer

Hook - Mustad R79-94720 #6
Thread - White under the body, black for the head
Tail - Brown hackle fibers
Body - Salmon pink floss
Rib - Flat silver tinsel
Belly - White bucktail
Throat - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Brown bucktail under peacock herl
Cheek - Jungle cock 

Source: A Further Guide to Fly Dressing; John Veniard (Pg 235)



Saturday, November 21, 2020

Garth

 


Garth

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Hackle - Grizzly palmered

Body - Hot orange chenille

Wing - Moose hair

Friday, November 20, 2020

1964 Chevrolet Station Wagon Streamer

 


1964 Chevrolet Station Wagon Streamer

Hook - Mustad R74-9672, size 10

Thread - Black

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Body - Cinnamon wool yarn

Wing - Red fox squirrel tail

Reference

                                                           



1914 Chevrolet

 


1914 Chevrolet

Hook - Mustad R43-94831 dry style

Thread - Yellow

Tail - Black calf tail

Tip - Red chenille

Body - Blue chenille

Hackle - Black

Reference



Thursday, November 19, 2020

Spade

 


Spade

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tail - Deer hair

Body - Black Chenille

Hackle - Grizzly hen

Campbell's Fancy


Campbell's Fancy

Category - Salmon

Hook – Up eye salmon style

Thread – Black

Tag – Flat gold tinsel and blue floss

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – Flat gold tinsel

Throat – Brown or furnace hackle fibers

Wing – Gray squirrel tail

Cabin Fever



Cabin Fever

Hook – Up eye salmon style

Thread – Black

Tail – Ginger hackle fibers

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Cream and red dubbing, mixed

Throat – Ginger hackle fibers

Wing – Black squirrel tail

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Brown Hackle Series

 

Brown Hackle

Hook - Standard wet fly style, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Black

Hook - Standard wet fly style, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Black floss or uni stretch

Hackle - Brown hen


Brown Hackle Blue

Hook - Standard wet fly style, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Blue floss or uni stretch

Hackle - Brown hen


Brown Hackle Brown

Hook - Standard wet fly style, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Brown wool or uni yarn

Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Gray

Hook - Standard wet fly style, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Gray wool or uni yarn

Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Orange

Hook - Standard wet fly style, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Orange wool or uni yarn

Hackle - Brown hen


Brown Hackle Peacock

Hook - Standard wet fly style, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Dyed red hackle fibers

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Purple

Hook - Standard wet fly style, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Purple floss or uni stretch

Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Red

Hook - Standard wet fly style, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Red floss or uni stretch

Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Silver

Hook - Standard wet fly style, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle White

Hook - Standard wet fly style, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - White floss or uni stretch

Hackle - Brown hen


Brown Hackle Yellow

Hook - Standard wet fly style, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Yellow wool or uni yarn

Hackle - Brown hen


Reference






Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Diawl Bach [Welsh for "Little Devil"]


Diawl Bach 

[Welsh for "Little Devil"]

Hook - Standard nymph/wet style
Thread - Black
Tail - Brown hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Monday, November 9, 2020

Maldanado's Casino Royale

Maldanado's Casino Royale

Hook – Curved style

Thread - Black 

Weight - Black nickel bead

Tail - Two ginger goose biots

Body - Peacock herl bisected by a few turns of red wire

Under wing - Two white goose biots

Wing - Two white goose biots

Pheasant Tail Nymph

 

Pheasant Tail Nymph

Al Troth American Style

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Weight - Lead/lead free wire (Optional)
Thread - Brown
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Copper wire
Abdomen - Pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Pheasant tail fibers (tips pulled back from the wing case)



Pheasant Tail Nymph - Red

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Weight - Lead/lead free wire (Optional)
Thread - Red
Tail - Dyed red pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Gold wire
Abdomen - Dyed red pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Dyed red pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Dyed red pheasant tail fibers (tips pulled back from the wing case)


Pheasant Tail Nymph - Black

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Weight - Lead/lead free wire (Optional)
Thread - Black
Tail - Dyed black pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Gold wire
Abdomen - Dyed black pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Dyed black pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Dyed black pheasant tail fibers (tips pulled back from the wing case)


Pheasant Tail Nymph - Tan

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Weight - Lead/lead free wire (Optional)
Thread - Tan
Tail - Dyed tan pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Gold wire
Abdomen - Dyed tan pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Dyed tan pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Dyed tan pheasant tail fibers (tips pulled back from the wing case)


Pheasant Tail Nymph - Olive

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Weight - Lead/lead free wire (Optional)
Thread - Olive
Tail - Dyed olive pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Gold wire
Abdomen - Dyed olive pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Dyed olive pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Dyed olive pheasant tail fibers (tips pulled back from the wing case)


Tying note: If you don't like tying the legs, omitting them is perfectly okay. 
Are they necessary, probably not

Sunday, November 8, 2020

Paonture

 


Paonture

Category - Salmon

Hook – Up eye salmon style

Thread – Black

Tag – Peacock herl

Tail – Red antron yarn

Body – Red floss and peacock herl

Hackle – Black

Wing – Red bucktail

Head – Yellow chenille

Originator - Frank Guimond

Saturday, November 7, 2020

Corn Buck


Corn Buck

Category - Streamer

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle tips

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Red squirrel tail

Blue Bottle – Squirrel

 


Blue Bottle – Squirrel

Hook - Mustad L87-3665A, #6-8

Thread - White underbody, black head

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Blue floss, coated with UV resin or epoxy

Throat - Orange hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail


Friday, November 6, 2020

Patriot (Streamer Variation)



Patriot 

(Streamer Variation)

Hook - Standard streamer style

Thread - Red

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Body - Blue-Red-Blue tinsel & Peacock herl

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - White bucktail

Permissible to coat the tinsel with uv resin for added durability

Iced Cased Caddis

 


Iced Cased Caddis

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Bead - Black
Thread -Black
Ribbing - Copper wire
Abdomen - Peacock ice dubbing
Thorax - Insect green ice dubbing

Bumblepuppy

 


Bumblepuppy

Hook – Streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed red hackle fibers

Body - White wool or chenille

Ribbing - Red wool or doubled strand of red uni stretch

Throat - 2 turns of red and white hackle mixed to make a sparse collar

Wing - White bucktail with the lower half clipped short and the top half extending slightly beyond tail

Over wing - Matched brown turkey tail feather sections extending to beginning of tail


Thursday, November 5, 2020

Sagwah

 


Sagwah

Hook - Standard nymph/wet style

Thread - Black

Tail - Red yarn or antron yarn

Rear hackle - Brown

Body - Gray chenille

Front hackle - Grizzly

Rules of Thumb Table for Fly Proportions


 

Rabbi


 Rabbi

Category - Salmon

Hook - Up eye salmon 

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dark green wool

Wing - Pine squirrel tail

Hackle - Brown

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

The Canadian

The Canadian

Category - Salmon

Hook - Up eye salmon style

Thread - White under the body, red for the head

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Moose body hair

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Red - White - Red floss or uni stretch

Wing - Dyed red calf tail over pearl/silver crystal flash, sparse

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

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Henry's Lake Renegade

 


Henry’s Lake Renegade

Category -  Dry fly but can also be tied and fished as a wet fly

Hook  - Standard dry fly hook, sizes 8-12. Long nymph hook size 12

Thread - Red

Tag - Optional - This pattern is sometimes tied with a tag of red thread

Rear Hackle - 2-3 wraps of Furnace or brown dry fly hackle

Body - Peacock herl

Front Hackle - 2-3 wraps of Furnace or brown dry fly hackle


Monday, November 2, 2020

John's Wooly Worm



John's Wooly Worm 

(John Turner Originator)

Category - Dry Fly

Hook - 3xl dry fly style

Thread - Black

Tail/antenna - White rubber legs

Hackle - Grizzly and brown, palmered

Body - Black synthetic dubbing