Monday, November 29, 2021

The Sweep Hairwing Streamer

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The Sweep Hairwing Streamer

Hook - Partridge CS15 #4
Thread - Black 6/0
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Body - Black floss
Rib - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Black hackle fibers
Wing - Black bear
Cheek - Kingfisher (I used blue hen hackle tips)

Sunday, November 28, 2021

The Pretty One

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The Pretty One

Atlantic Salmon

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tag – Silver wire

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing – Silver wire

Butt - Yellow and red floss or uni stretch

Body – Flat silver tinsel

Throat – Dun over blue hackle fibers

Wing – Moose body hair

Saturday, November 27, 2021

Arthur Hoyt

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Arthur Hoyt

Hook – Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread – White under body, black head

Tip - Yellow silk (I used uni stretch)

Tail – Brown hen hackle

Ribbing - Yellow silk (I used uni stretch)

Body - Bright green floss

Hackle - Brown hen hackle

Wing - Brown turkey

Trout - Ray Bergman

Friday, November 26, 2021

Grizzly & Orange

 

Grizzly & Orange

Hook – Mustad 9672, size 4

Thread - Gray

Body - Cream uni yarn

Ribbing - Flat orange tinsel

Wings - Grizzly, 2 feathers

Hackle - Orange & grizzly hen hackle

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Ruhlin's Riot

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Ruhlin's Riot

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Fluorescent green wool or yarn

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Black, collar style

Secret

 

Secret

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tip - Chinese red uni stretch

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Body - Oval gold tinsel

Throat - Red hen hackle fibers

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Hardy's Favorite


Hardy's Favorite

Hook - Mustad 3399, #8

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Body - Peacock herl

Ribbing - Red floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Mottled turkey

Can also be tied with a red floss body and peacock herl ribbing. Your choice!

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Silver Satan

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Silver Satan

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Tag - Oval silver tinsel and fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Peacock herl

Body - Back, silver tinsel, front, black floss

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Golden pheasant tippet strands under gray squirrel tail

Collar - Grizzly hen hackle

Silver Ranger Hairwing

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Silver Ranger Hairwing

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel and yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Red seal fur or equivalent

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Red hen hackle

Wing - Gray squirrel tail dyed orange 

Nepisiguit Green

 

Nepisiguit Green

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Gold wire

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Butt - Hot orange floss

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel over butt and body

Body Black chenille

Throat - Orange hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed green squirrel tail

Deer Lake Special

 

Deer Lake Special

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - White under the body floss, black for the head

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - 1/2 yellow and 1/2 dark green floss

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Moose body hair

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

Monday, November 22, 2021

Royal Coachman Shammytail

 


Royal Coachman Shammytail

Hook - Streamer Style
Thread - Black
Tail - 2 narrow strips of buckskin or chamois
Ribbing - Gold wire (optional)
Royal body segments - Peacock herl, Red uni stretch, Peacock herl
Throat - Dyed brown hackle
Wing - White bucktail

Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Trout Flies - Keith Perrault

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Jungle Cock

 

Jungle Cock

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Black floss or uni stretch

Wing - 2 jungle cock feathers, back to back

Hackle - Black 

Reference 

Fly-Dressing - J Bernard

Dambuster Streamer

 


Dambuster Streamer 

Hook - Mustad 3665A
Thread - Black
Body - Black uni stretch
Rib - Red oval tinsel or re wire and copper embossed tinsel
Throat - Red hen hackle fibers
Wing - Brown part of a dyed red bucktail
Cheek - Jungle cock

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Finch

 


Finch

Hook - Mustad 94845

Thread - Tan

Abdomen - Krystal flash

Thorax - Peacock herl

Collar - Several wraps of gray or white after shaft from a partridge

Hackle Gray or brown partridge

I substituted gray ostrich herl for the after shaft

Flies for Trout - Dick Stewart & Farrow Allen

Anderson's Cross-Wired Bird of Prey

Anderson's Cross Wired Bird of Prey

Hook – Curved scud hook

Bead – Silver brass or tungsten

Thread – Black

Tail – Hungarian partridge feather fibers

Body – Twisted black and red wire

Thorax – Pearl ice dubbing

Legs – Hungarian partridge

Collar – Peacock herl

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Olsen's Blowtorch

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Olsen's Blowtorch

Hook – Any brand jig style hook

Bead - 3mm slotted copper tungsten

Weight – Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Hot orange

Tail: Glo-Brite Floss, Fire Orange #5

Ribbing - Mirage Flashabou

Counter rib - 5X tippet material

Body - Black peacock Ice Dub

Collar - Natural Dun CDC feather

Truly Deadly

 


Truly Deadly

Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent

Bead - Gold brass or tungsten bead

Thread - Cream and Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Abdomen - Red wire

Thorax - Coarse medium olive dubbing (like Wapsi's SLF or Sow-Scud Dub)

Collar: Hungarian partridge feather


Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Rob's PT Tellico Nymph

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Rob's PT Tellico Nymph

Hook - Hends BL120 or equivalent jig style hook

Bead - Black slotted brass or tungsten, sized to match hook

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Brown

Tail and Rib - 4-6 pheasant tail fibers

Counter Rib - Gold wire

Body - Yellow floss

Thorax - Pheasant Tail Ice Dub

Countersunk beads can also be used on jig style hooks

Humphrey's Caddis Pupa

 


Humphrey's Caddis Pupa

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent 

Thread - Black or brown

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Butt - Peacock herl

Body - Natural fur or synthetic dubbing (colors to match naturals)

Hackle - Brown

Head - Peacock herl

Gold Ribbed Mallard

 


Gold Ribbed Mallard

Wet Fly

Ora Smith Originator

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B, 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Brown floss

Throat - Wood duck

Wing - Mallard flank

Art of Angling Journal - Volume 2 Issue 1

Monday, November 15, 2021

Incredible Silver Minnow #2

 

Incredible Silver Minnow #2

Hook - Mustad 9671, size 6

Thread - Gray

Tail - Grizzly hackle.

Weight – Lead/lead free wire, full body length

Body - Embossed flat silver tinsel.

Throat – Red hackle fibers, long

Wing – Blue over white bucktail

Head - Built up to minnow-shape with tying thread, then painted silver

Eyes – Painted yellow over black

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Hilda Special

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Hilda Special

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Allen SS001

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tip - Red uni stretch

Tail - Orange hackle fibers

Body - Silver embossed tinsel

Wing - Red fox squirrel tail

Collar - Orange hackle

Captain

 


Captain

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Allen SS001 or equivalent

Thread - Black 

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Black uni stretch or floss

Throat - Brown hen hackle fibers

Wing - White hair (your choice, I used calf tail)

Defeo's Royal

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Defeo's Royal

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Allen SS001

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Red floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Red and green floss

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Hackle - Yellow hen 

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

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Joe Joe

 

Joe Joe

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Allen SS001 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Embossed silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel

Body - Fiery brown seal fur or uni yarn

Wing - Gray squirrel hairs

Hackle - Black

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Skykomish Sunrise

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Skykomish Sunrise

Steelhead

Hook - Allen SS001

Thread - Red

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Red and yellow hackle fibers, mixed

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Red chenille. Angora goat dubbing may be substituted

Hackle - One red hackle and one yellow hackle, wound together

Wing - White calftail

Cheeks (Optional) - Jungle cock

Sheep Fly

 


Sheep Fly

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent, Size 6 - 14
Thread - Black
Tail - Brown hen hackle
Body - Muskrat or equivalent dubbing in Adams gray
Legs - Brown hen hackle
Wings - Grizzly hackle tips

Teal and Black

 


Teal and Black

Clyde Style Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Tying thread

Wing - Small teal feather

Hackle - Black hen

From Davie Mcphail Tying Channel

Mr Hayes Special

 


Mr Hayes Special

Streamer

Alan Grombacher Originator

Hook - Mustad 79666 or other keel hook
Thread - Black 6/0
Weight - Copper wire
Tag - Silver mylar tubing
Butt - Red thread
Body - Silver mylar tubing
Wing - Chartreuse over white bucktal
Head - Black
Eye - Painted black over white


Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Phantom of the Lake

Phantom of the Lake 

Bob Sheedy Originator

Chironimid

Hook - Mustad 94845 barbless or equivalent, size 10

Thread - Black. 

Tail - Light grey marabou

Body - 2 black beads, remainder clear or pearl

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner

Graham’s Alpine Chirony Black & Olive


Graham’s Alpine Chirony Black & Olive 

Graham Schellenberger Originator

Chironomid

Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent

Thread - Olive

Gills - White uni stretch

Bead - Red glass (Optional)

Ribbing - Black thread

Body - Olive tying thread. Taper to slender carrot shape

Overcoat the finished body with UV resin 

Thorax - Peacock herl

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner

Epoxy/UV Phantom

 

Epoxy/UV Phantom

Robert H Jones Originator

Chironomid

Hook - Mustad 9672, size 14

Thread - White or pale grey

Tail - Pale grey hackle fluff. 

Body - Pearl tinsel. Tie in flat along top of shank, winding thread back to bend then forward. Wrap tinsel forward, tie off. Use marker to make 3 black dots on sides. Coat with epoxy or UV resin. Rotate so a small ball forms at head.

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner

Copper Brown

 


Copper Brown

Mac Warner Originator

Chironomid

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B, 3399 or equivalent. Curved hooks may also be used

Thread - Brown

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Brown tying thread, floss or uni stretch

Gills - White ostrich herl

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner

Monday, November 8, 2021

Leadwing Coachman

Leadwing Coachman

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel, if desired

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Dark red or brown

Wing - Dark slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Sunday, November 7, 2021

Reulland (Special)

 


Reulland (Special)

Atlantic Salmon

Leo Reulland Originator

Hook - Allen SS001

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval Silver tinsel & chartreuse uni stretch

Tail - Green hackle fibers or bucktail

Ribbing - Black floss, uni stretch or fine chenille

Body - Flat green tinsel

Throat - 2 grizzly hackle tips slanting back

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Collar - Grizzly hackle

Russell's Fancy

 


Russel's Fancy

Atlantic Salmon

Jack Russell Originator

Hook - Allen SS001

Thread - Black

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Throat - White bucktail

Wing - Yellow bucktail

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Boyd Special

 


Boyd Special

Atlantic Salmon

Mike Arsenault Originator

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Chartreuse

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Red bucktail

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Green yarn

Throat - Chartreuse bucktail

Wing - Lime green krystal flash over chartreuse bucktail





Saturday, November 6, 2021

Twisted Wire Stonefly - Golden

 


Twisted Wire Stonefly - Golden

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black or brown

Tail - Brown goose biots

Body - 2 tan and 1 brown ultra wire twisted into a rope

Legs - Brown hackle

Thorax - Sun yellow uni yarn

This fly is tied in the style of "In the Round"

Kaufmann Stonefly

 

Kaufmann Stonefly

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Weight - Lead/lead free wire
Antennae - Brown goos biots
Tail - Brown goose biots
Rib - Amber swannundaze, v-rib or equivalent
Wing case - Tyvec paper colored with permanent marker
Abdomen, thorax & head  - Brown spikey dubbing

Wing case is usually made from turkey fibers which can split and eventually break off. 
 Tyvec paper was substituted for added durability
Add rubber legs if desired

Tyvec paper = House wrap, envelopes etc

Friday, November 5, 2021

Idaho Nymph


Idaho Nymph

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent, size 10-12

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hackle fibers

Rib - Silver wire

Body - Black dubbing, uni yarn or marabou

Wing case – Peacock green flat tinsel

Thorax - Peacock herl

Beard -  Black hackle fibers

Red Thorax Halfback Nymph

 


Red Thorax Halfback Nymph

Hook - Mustad 9671 - size 8 - 12

Thread - Black

Tail - Black goose biots

Body - Black Chenille, uni yarn or dubbing

Wing Case - Gray goose or duck quill

Legs - Black Hackle

Thorax -  Red uni yarn or chenille pulled forward over black chenille, uni yarn or dubbing

The red uni yarn or chenille is tied on the underside of the hook shank. The thorax of black chenille, uni yarn or dubbing is wrapped forward followed by the hackle and then the wing case is brought forward and tied off. Bring the Red uni yarn or chenille under the thorax and tie off.



Thursday, November 4, 2021

Hartwick's Silent Assassin - Peacock


Hartwick's Silent Assassin - Peacock

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread -Black

Tag - Pearl mylar tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body - Peacock herl

Ribbing - Copper wire

Hackle - Guinea hen

Wing - Root beer krystal flash