Greib Quill

Greib Quill

Winged Wet Fly

Elizabeth Greib

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Badger hackle fiber

Body - Stripped peacock herl

Throat - Badger hackle fiber

Wing - Wood duck

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R.A.M. Caddis

R.A.M. Caddis (variation)

Caddis Imitation

Ross A Marigold

Hook - Sprite S2499, Mustad 3906 or equivalent, size 12-18

Thread - Black or olive

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - olive spanflex, v-rib, floss, uni stretch, tying thread etc.

Collar - Cream hen hackle

Head - Black dubbing

The Carrot

The Carrot

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent, Sizes 10-16

Thread - Orange

Tail - Black hackle fibers

Body - Orange thread, wool, antron, floss, uni stretch or dubbing

Thorax - Black seal dubbing or black sybai spectra flash dubbing

Hackle - Black hen hackle

UV resin coated head

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Glass Caddis Pupa

Glass Caddis Pupa

Caddis Imitation

Hook - Sprite S2499 or equivalent

Bead - 7/64" Black brass or tungsten

Thread - Olive

Body - Built up tapered tying thread and olive body glass/v-rib

Thorax - Sybai black spectra flash dubbing

Banksia Bug

Banksia Bug

Jay Zimmerman Originator

Hook – TMC 200R, TFS 2312 or equivalent, size 14

Bead – 7/64” Black tungsten

Thread - Light Cahill and Olive

Wire - X-Small/small black and olive wire

Body – Tying thread. Build a tapered body with the light cahill thread followed by olive

Legs – Teal hackle fibers

Thorax - Gray ostrich herl and black/brown fur dubbing

 Pheasantly Delicious

Hook - Sprite S2499 or equivalent

Bead - Gold tungsten

Thread - Hot orange

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel or silver wire

Hackle - Brown hen

Hot spot - Tying thread

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Blue Fox

Blue Fox

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tag - Red uni stretch

Body - Chamois strip, wrapped

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Collar - Blue hen hackle

Night Owl

Night Owl

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow Hackle fibers

Butt - Red chenille

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Collar - Red hackle

Wing - White bucktail

UV Resin coated head

Minnie Mouse

Minnie Mouse

Hook - Straight eye style, size 6-10

Thread - Tan

Tail - Pine squirrel zonker strip

Back - 2mm foam strip, tan

Body - Pine squirrel zonker strip, wrapped

Cree Spruce

Cree Spruce

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent, size 2-10

Thread - Black

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Body - Yellow uni stretch and peacock herl

Wing - Cree hackles

Collar - Cree hackle

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Royal Coachman Nymph

Royal Coachman Nymph

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672, 9674 or equivalent, size 10-16

Thread - Brown

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing 1 - Gold wire

Ribbing 2 - Peacock herl

Body - Red floss or uni stretch

Wing case - Mallard flank

Thorax - Peacock herl

Legs - Fibers from a pheasant church window feather

UV Resin coated head

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Reed's Gunnison Coachman

Reed's Gunnison Coachman

Hook - TMC 2302, size 12-16

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Copper wire

Abdomen - Peacock herl

Thorax - Peacock herl, thicker than the abdomen

Wing - White over brown calf tail

Collar - Coachman brown hen hackle

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Golden Boy

Golden Boy

Hook - Mustad 9672, size 10

Thread - Tan

Eyes - Gold color dumbbell eyes

Tail - Gold krystal flash

Body - Gold tinsel chenille

Install the eyes on the point side of the hook if you think its better.

A good fly for panfish and crappie

Santa Fe Special

Santa Fe Special

Hook - Mustad 3906B, size 10

Thread - Brown

Tail - Pearlescent Fire Fly*

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Burnt orange dubbing

Collar - Brown hen hackle

*Fire Fly is a softer, crimped version of Flashabou. I used pearl krystal flash

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Flash Loop Emerger

Flash Loop Emerger

Hook - Mustad C068, size 16-20

Thread - Brown

Tail - Light olive New Dub*

Wing - Olive krystal flash, looped

Thorax - Gray natural or synthetic dubbing 

Collar - Grizzly hen hackle

*New Dub was a Giorgio Benecchi product that is no longer available or very hard to find. 

Substitute with Hareline EZ Magic Dub 

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Washington Nymph

Washington Nymph

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Pheasant rump fibers

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JC's Emerger

JC's Emerger

Hook - Mustad 94835 or equivalent

Thread - Brown

Tail - Coastal deer hair, sparse

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Gray natural or synthetic dubbing

Wing - Coastal deer hair, sparse

UV Resin coated head

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Double Hot Spot

Double Hot Spot

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Hot orange

Rear hot spot - Tying thread

Body - Peacock herl

Collar - Dun hen hackle

Front hot spot - Tying thread

UV Resin coated head

Swipe the tying thread with crazy glue prior to wrapping the hot spot

Swipe the hook shank with crazy glue prior to wrapping the peacock herl forward

Add a wire or tinsel rib if desired

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Heather Nymph

Heather Nymph

This fly was originated by Fenton Roskelley of Spokane Washington in 1960. 

The concept of this fly is to imitate a damselfly nymph and other nymphs. This fly should be fished subsurface and deep, slightly above bottom

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent, size #8 - #12 

Weight - Lead free wire (optional)

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Rib - Gold wire 

Body - Rear 2/3 - Yellow Yarn or dubbing, Front third - Peacock herl 

Hackle - Grizzly hen

Nipagon

Nipagon

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Red hackle fibers

Wing - Grizzly feathers

Head - UV Resin

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler & Sils

Iron Lotus - Olive

Iron Lotus - Olive

Lance Egan Creator

Hook - Sierra 200BL or equivalent

Bead - Gold brass or tungsten

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Olive

Tail - Coq de Leon

Ribbing - White uni stretch

Body - Tying thread

Wing case - Black holographic tinsel

Thorax - Olive brown ice dubbing

Collar - Hot orange thread

Coat the body and wing case with UV Resin

Nimrod Bucktail

Nimrod Bucktail

Hook - Tiemco 300 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Flat Silver Tinsel

Rib - Oval Silver Tinsel

Wing - Sparse green bucktail over which is sparse black bucktail

Throat - Sparse yellow bucktail, length of wing

Forgotten flies - Schmookler & Sils

Grand Ronde River Rat

Grand Ronde River Rat

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Tag - Oval silver tinsel.

Tail - Yellow dyed gray squirrel tail.

Rib - Oval silver tinsel.

Body - Back ½ chartreuse floss, front ½ Black trilobal dubbing.

Rear Wing - Orange dyed gray squirrel tail.

Front Wing - Red dyed gray squirrel tail.

Hackle - Black.

Head - UV Resin

Rimouski

Rimouski

Atlantic Salmon

Claude Desrosier Creation

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Bright green floss

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Wing - White goat hairs or substitute

Collar - Bright yellow hackle

Head – UV Resin

Patuxent Special

Patuxent Special

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Bead - Gold cone head or round bead in brass or tungsten

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Tan

Tail - Red fox squirrel tail

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Tan/ginger chenille

Hackle - Ginger or light brown

Beadhead Olive & Black Wooly Bugger

Beadhead Olive & Black Wooly Bugger

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Bead - Your choice of color & texture in brass or tungsten

Weight - Lead/lead free wire 

Thread - Black or your favorite color

Tail - Olive marabou and olive krystal flash

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Olive chenille

Hackle - Black saddle

I choose hackle that is between 1 to 1 1/2 the hook gape.

I tied the hackle in behind the bead after the chenille body was finished. Then the hackle was wrapped to the bend of the hook and tied down with the wire. The wire was then wrapped forward through the hackle and tied off behind the bead.

I personally do not like the popular too much "junk in the trunk" marabou tail. Sparse is okay with ME!

Use orange thread behind the bead for a hot spot.

Tie in different color combinations. Be creative! Experiment!

La Serre-Frein (The Brakeman)

La Serre-Frein (The Brakeman)

Atlantic Salmon

Daniel Proulx Creator

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black wool.

Wing - Gray squirrel hair

Throat - Black hackle downy fluff

Daniel Proulx named this fly The Brakeman for two reasons. 

The first in honor of Claude Bernard, his passion for trains and his Serre-frein (brakeman) cap.

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Neptune

 

Neptune

Atlantic Salmon

Yvon Gendron Creator

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden Pheasant crest

Body - 2/3rd silver tinsel, 1/3rd peacock herl

Rib - Oval Silver tinsel

Wing - Black krystal flash under black squirrel tail

Collar - Guinea fowl

Head – UV Resin

Margot

Margot

Created by Roger Pelletier

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Tag - Oval gold tinsel and orange floss

Boby - Peacock herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel.

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)

Collar - Black hen hackle

UV Resin coated head

Beadhead Zug Bug

Beadhead Zug Bug

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent

Bead - Gold brass or tungsten

Weight - Lead/lead free wire (optional)

Thread - Black 

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown 

Wing case - Lemon wood duck, clipped

Beadhead Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph

Beadhead Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph

Hook - Sierra 3769BL or equivalent

Bead - Gold brass or tungsten

Weight - Lead/lead free wire (optional)

Thread - Brown

Tail - Hare's mask guard hair

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Hare's mask dubbing

Wing case - Gray duck quill

Thorax - Hare's mask dubbing

Beadhead Pheasant Tail Nymph

Beadhead Pheasant Tail Nymph

Hook - Sierra 3769BL or equivalent

Bead - Gold brass or tungsten

Thread - Brown

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Pheasant tail fibers

Wing case - Pheasant tail fibers

Thorax - Peacock herl

Legs - Tips of the pheasant tail fiber wing case

Black Domino

Black Domino

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - White hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black uni stretch

Wing - Polar bear*

Cheeks - Jungle Cock

Collar - Guinea hen

*While polar bear is still available, I prefer to substitute with bucktail

Gate Crasher

Gate Crasher

Casting Streamer

Originated by Make Martinek Jr

Hook - Mustad 3665A or equivalent

Thread - Black 6/0

Body - Copper embossed tinsel

Throat - White hackle fibers

Wing - Orange bucktail under red bucktail under purple bucktail

Eye - Painted black over white

UV Resin coated head

Winnipesaukee Smelt

Winnipesaukee Smelt

Created in the mid 1900's by Jim Warner

Hook – Mustad 3665A, size 6-10

Body - Silver mylar piping or Bill’s body braid

Thread - Black

Wing – White Marabou over lavender bucktail over peacock herls over sparse white bucktail

Topping - Black Ostrich herl, krystal flash or antron yarn

Wet

Frost's Blue Smelt

Frost's Blue Smelt

Dick Frost Originator

Baitfish Imitation

Hook - Mustad 3665A, size 6-10

Thread - White (color with blue marker) or blue if you have it on hand

Body - Bill's body braid, silver

Wing - Blue over white bucktail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Painted black over white

UV Resin overcoat head

Blue Max

Blue Max

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval copper tinsel

Ribbing - Oval copper tinsel

Body - 1/2 burnt orange floss & 1/2 black chenille

Hackle - Silver doctor blue hen

Wing - Approximately 3/4 Black over 1/4 orange calf tail

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Rainbow Scud/Sow Bug

Rainbow Scud/Sow Bug

Scud/Sow Bug Imitation

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Hook - Sprite S2499 or equivalent

Thread - Red

Ribbing - Fine silver wire

Back - Wide mirage tinsel

Body - Rainbow scud/sow dubbing

Overcoat the back with uv resin if desired

Maholo Nymph - Albino Wino

Maholo Nymph - Albino Wino

Bead - White

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Wine holographic tinsel

Wing case - Mirage tinsel

Thorax - Peacock ic dubbing

Lega - Pheasant tail fibers

Green Ass McGee

Green Ass McGee

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Green (or color white thread with a green marker)

Tail - Brown hen hackle fibers

Tip - Green wool

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown hen hackle fibers

Wing - Guinea hen

Red Ass McGee

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tail - Brown hen hackle fibers

Tip - Red wool

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown hen hackle fibers

Wing - Guinea hen

Yellow Ass McGee

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Yellow

Tail - Brown hen hackle fibers

Tip - Yellow wool

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown hen hackle fibers

Wing - Guinea hen

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Copper Top

Copper Top

Steelhead Fly Pattern

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Copper krystal flash

Body - Rear 2/3 - Medium copper wire, Front 1/3 - Black chenille

Collar - Black hen, short

Wing - Copper krystal flash

Two Tone Series, Hare's Ear

Two Tone Series, Hare's Ear

Hook - Mustad 9671, size 12-18

Thread - Brown

Weight - Lead/lead free wire, optional

Tail - Turkey tail fibers*

Ribbing - Copper wire

Back and wing case - Brown biot*

Body and thorax - Hare's ear dubbing

Legs - Turkey tail fibers*

Head - Tying thread or dubbing

I have an overabundance of mottled turkey flat feathers purchased from Rene Harrop's Trout Hunter store many years ago. I decide to start using these feathers on different fly patterns.

Two Tone Series, Brown

Hook - Mustad 9671, size 12-18

Thread - Brown

Weight - Lead/lead free wire, optional

Tail - Turkey tail fibers*

Ribbing - Copper wire

Back and wing case - Brown biot*

Body and thorax - Light brown dubbing

Legs - Turkey tail fibers*

Head - Tying thread or dubbing

Two Tone Series, Tan

Hook - Mustad 9671, size 12-18

Thread - Tan

Weight - Lead/lead free wire, optional

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing - Copper wire

Back and wing case - Tan biot*

Body and thorax - Tan dubbing

Legs - Pheasant tail fibers

Head - Tying thread or dubbing

Two Tone Series, Yellow

Hook - Mustad 9671, size 12-18

Thread - Yellow

Weight - Lead/lead free wire, optional

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing - Copper wire

Back and wing case - Yellow biot*

Body and thorax - Yellow dubbing

Legs - Pheasant tail fibers

Head - Tying thread or dubbing

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Flopper

Flopper

Dry Fly

Hook - Mustad 94840, size 8

Thread - Black

Tail - Red yarn or uni stretch

Rear hackle - Brown

Rib - Red uni stretch, corded and crisscrossed

Body - Yellow yarn

Wing - Deer hair tied as a post

Front hackle - Brown

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Au Sable Queen

Au Sable Queen

Hook - Mustad #94840 Size: #10-16 

Thread -Black

Egg Sac - Green yarn 

Body - Peacock herl 

Wing - White deer body hair, tied caddis style. 

Hackle - Ginger

I used bleached elk for the wing

A little-known pattern of Ann Schweigert

The pattern is from the 1950’s

St Mary's Fly

St Mary's Fly

Atlantic Salmon

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread – Blac 

Tag - Oval silver tinsel with pumpkin floss or uni stretch

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black antron yarn, uni stretch or floss

Underwing - 4 strands forest yellow krystal flash

Wing - Pine or fox squirrel tail

Collar - Yellow hen hackle