Friday, December 31, 2021

Box Canyon Stone


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

Thursday, December 30, 2021

Gold Digger


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


Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Soldier Palmer

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


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

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Echer's Wrecker

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

EZY Prince

EZY Prince

Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Bead - Brass or tungsten
Weight - Lead/free/lead wire
Tail - Brown antron yarn
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Peacock herl
Wing - White antron yarn
Hackle - Brown hen

Federation of Fly Fishers Fly Pattern Encyclopedia

The ribbing wire will help to reinforce the peacock herl body but for additional durability wrap the herl around the tying thread into a rope chenille and coat the hook shank with your favorite brand of crazy glue, then wrap the herl forward

Thorax Only Emerger

 


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


Deer Hair Emerger

 


Deer Hair Emerger

Hook - Light wire scud hook
Thread - Brown
Ribbinf - Tying thread tag end
Wing - Deer hair, natural
Abdomen - Hare, dyed olive (or color to match the natural)
Thorax - Dark hare's ear, natural

Bridge 99 Emerger

 


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


Monday, December 27, 2021

Kaufmann's Marabou Damsel

Kaufmann's Marabou Damsel

Hook - TFS 2302 or equivalent
Thread - Olive
Tail - Olive marabou
Ribbing - Gold wire
Body - Olive marabou, twisted
Wingcase - Olive marabou

TFS = The Fly Shop brand hook

This one is olive but try othe colors of marabou

Sunday, December 26, 2021

Turkey Tail Nymph

 


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

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

 


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



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

Saturday, December 25, 2021

Happy Holidays

 


O. Russell

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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

Friday, December 24, 2021

Red Butt Miramichi

 

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

Thursday, December 23, 2021

Danpaq

 

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

Lefrancois Special


Lefrancois Special

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Black wool
Wing - White hair
Hackle - Yellow collar style

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

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