Box Canyon Stone
Originated by Mims Barker
Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672, 3906B or equivalent
Weight – Lead or lead free wire
Thread - Black
Tail – Brown goose biots
Body: Black wool yarn, twisted
Wing case – Mottled turkey fibers
Hackle – Furnace or brown hackle
Thorax - Black wool yarn
Flies - The Best One Thousand
Gold Digger
Hairwing Streamer
Hook – Mustad 9672, Size 8
Thread - Black
Tail - Orange hackle fibers
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Body – Flat gold tinsel
Throat – Orange hackle fibers
Wing – Fox squirrel tail
Michael Jensen Fly Pattern
Soldier Palmer
Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Red or black
Tail - Red wool yarn
Ribbing - X-small oval gold tinsel or gold wire
Body - Red wool yarn or red seal's fur
Body Hackle - Brown saddle
Front Hackle - Brown hen
Brown Dredgebug
Caddis Larva/Pupa
Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Throat - Brown hen hackle
Wing - Dyed brown mallard flank
Head - Brown chenille
Flies - The Best One Thousand
Echer's Wrecker
Caddis Nymph
Hook - TMC 2487 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Hackle - Black tipped head feather from a Mearns quail
Bead - Olive glass or metal
Body - Micro cable #25, peacock
I did not have any Mearns quail so I substituted Guinea hen
Micro cables were produced by Doug's Bugs many years ago and are no longer to be found in fly tying world. I just twisted 1 strand of copper, green and red x-small ultra wire into a rope. Looks like peacock herl colors to me.
Federation of Fly Fishers Fly Pattern Encyclpedia
Thorax Only Emerger
Hook - Mustad 94845 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Long partridge coming from the thorax
Wing case - White antron yarn or uni stretch
Thorax - Brown dubbing
Federation of Fly Fishers Fly Pattern Encyclopedia
Bridge 99 Emerger
Caddis Emerger
Hook - Tiemco 200R or equivalent (I uaed TFS2312)
Thread - Brown
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Cream dubbing (I used hare's ear)
Wing - Black squirrel tail under deer hair, the black wing is longer than the over wing
Head - Trimmed fiber from the over wing
TFS - "The Fly Shop" branded hooks
Dont be afraid to tie this in other colors (olive, orange, gray etc)
Federation of Fly Fishers Fly Pattern Encyclopedia
Kaufmann's Marabou Damsel
TFS = The Fly Shop brand hook
This one is olive but try othe colors of marabou
Turkey Tail Nymph
Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Thread - Brown
Tail - Mottled turkey tail fibers
Ribbing - Gold wire
Body - Mottled turkey tail fibers
Wingcase - Mottled turkey tail fibers
Thorax - Whitlock's SLF dubbing, scud & shrimp tan
Lord Gray
Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Thread - Gray or black
Tail - Partridge fibers*
Ribbing - Silver wire
Body - Gray muskrat dubbing
Wingcase - Partridge fibers* folded forward, tips folded rearward to form the legs
Thorax - Gray muskrat dubbing
*Can also be tied using mallard flank ot teal.
Federation of Fly Fishers Fly Pattern Encyclopedia
Mallard Flank Nymph
Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Weight - Lead/lead free wire
Thread - Black
Tail - Mallard flank fibers
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Mallard flank fibers
Wingcase - Mallard flank fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl or dubbing
Mallard flank feathers come in a variety of dyed colors. Give them a try also.
Allot Fly - Blue
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Fluorescent Blue wool yarn cut short (Danville Depth Ray yarn)
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - White hackle fibers
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Allot Fly, Orange
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Single strand of fluorescent orange yarn (Danville Depth Ray yarn)
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - White tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Dyed orange gray squirrel tail tied low over the body
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom
O. Russell
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Silver wire
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Peacock herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Embossed silver tinsel
Throat - Yellow hackle fibers
Wing - Sparse brown bucktail over yellow calf tail
Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom
Red Butt Miramichi
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Butt - Fluorescent red wool
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Black wool
Throat - Black hen
Wing - Tan hair
Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom
Danpaq
Atlantic Salmon
Daniel Paquette Originator
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel, yellow uni stretch
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat green tinsel
Wing - Chartreuse monga tail*
Collar - Black hen hackle
*Mongas have not ventured into Connectcut in quite a long time, let alone a chartreuse one so I substituted chartreuse bucktail
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
