Joe Brooks

Joe Brooks

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tail - Grizzly hen hackle fibers

Body - Mix of olive, orange, yellow and white rabbit fur dubbing

Hackle - Grizzly hen

Wing - White calf tail

The Classic Wet Fly Box - Mike Valla

Fernow

Fernow

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Olive floss or uni stretch

Hackle - Dark brown hen

Wing - Peacock sword fibers

The Classic Wet Fly Box - Mike Valla

Cascadilla

Cascadilla

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Tag - Flat silver tinsel, 2 turns

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Brown wool

Hackle - Black hen

Wing - Peacock sword fibers

The Classic Wet Fly Box - Mike Valla

Black Spider

Black Spider

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Black floss or uni stretch

Hackle - Black hen

The Classic Wet Fly Box - Mike Valla

Ashy

Ashy

Rube Cross

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Grizzly ("Gray") hen hackle fibers

Body - Muskrat

Hackle - Grizzly ("Gray") hen

The Classic Wet Fly Box - Mike Valla

Blue Zulu

Blue Zulu

Hook - Mustad 3399,3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red yarn

Ribbing - Oval or flat silver tinsel

Body - Black yarn or dubbing

Hackle - Black hen

Front Hackle - Blue hen

Zulu

Zulu

Hook - Mustad 3399,3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red yarn

Ribbing - Oval or flat silver tinsel

Body - Black yarn or dubbing

Hackle - Black hen

Sherwood

Sherwood

Soft Hackle Wet Fly

Burr Sherwood Originator

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Dun hen hackle fibers

Body - Orange floss or wool

Hackle - Dun hen 

The Classic Wet Fly Box - Mike Valla

Blue Maxwell

Blue Maxwell

Soft Hackle Fly Pattern

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver tinsel

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Gray uni stretch

Hackle - Blue hen

The Classic Wet Fly Box - Mike Valla

Cobbler's Trilogy

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Black floss

Wing - Fluorescent green floss

Collar - Black hen hackle

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Black floss

Wing - Fluorescent fire orange floss

Collar - Black hen hackle

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Black floss

Wing - Fluorescent green floss under fluorescent fire orange floss

Collar - Black hen hackle

NOTE

It was in the Godbout River that Lucie Hallé used for the first time, and successfully, the three flies of her creation called the Cobbler's Trilogy. According to this Lévisienne who is a fan of fly fishing and a recognized mountain biker in the Quebec City area, these artificial ones have paid dividends to her in all the salmon rivers she has frequented. Lucie founded in 1984, with a dozen fly fishing enthusiasts, the Plume au Vent club.

References

» Text & Photo: Gilles Aubert (June 2005).

» Sentier Chasse & Pêche magazine.

Gråtass

Gråtass

Created by Arne Olav Stensby

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Grizzly cock hackle point

Body - Light gray rabbit dubbing

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Hackle - Grizzly hen hackle

Fly2000 App Pattern Database

Norwegian for The Little Grey Fergie

El Tigre

El Tigre

Atlantic Salmon

Paul Leblanc Creator

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel and fluorescent green floss

Tail - Fluorescent green hackle fibers

Butt - Black ostrich

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Black bear hair

Throat - Fluorescent green hackle over black hackle

Black Mike

Black Mike

Michael Brislain

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Flat gold or silver tinsel

Body - Black wool

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Collar - Orange hackle

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

Red Baron

Red Baron

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10 6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Boby - Black wool

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Throat - Black hackle

Wing - Bright red dyed grey squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)

Newfoundland Fish-Fly

Newfoundland Fish-Fly 

Basil Vokey Originator

Hook - Streamer 3XL, no. 2-8

Thread - Black

Tag - Fine gold tinsel

Tail - Red under white hackle fibers

Rib - Gold tinsel

Body - Golden yellow wool

Throat: Blue hackle fibers

Wing - Red under white calf tail

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner 

I highly recommend...

 ...a periodic inspection of your fly tying feathers for BUGS!

I recently went to use a whiting farms red hen cape and found it was infested with larvae of some kind. They were about 1/4 inch long and wiggling

After inspecting all of my whiting farms hen capes, 4 of them were infected with bugs.

Bugs were even crawling in the bottom of the storage bin i keep them in

Seal up the zip lock bag and do not leave them unsealed

40+ years of tying and never had bugs until now

Expensive morning

Hippie Stomper

Hippie Stomper

Andrew Grillos Originator

Hook-Mustad 3906B, size 6-18

Thread - Black

Tail -Moose body hair

Over body - 2 layers of foam, black on top, red, yellow, orange, purple etc. underneath

Under body - Holographic tinsel

Wing - McFlylon dun or white hi-vis

Hackle - Grizzly

Legs - Fine round rubber, barred

*Over body sizing - Size 6-10, black layer is 2mm foam, under layer is 1mm foam.  Size 12-16 both layers are 1mm foam.  Size 18 black is 1mm under layer is .5mm foam.

Pheasant Tail Sakasa Kebari

Pheasant Tail Sakasa Kebari

Hook - Sprite S2499 or equivalent

Thread - Orange

Hackle - Speckled gray hen saddle

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Pheasant tail fibers

Thorax - Peacock herl

Dragontail Tenkara Video

Harvey Stonefly Nymph

Harvey Stonefly Nymph

Created by George Harvey in the 1930’s

Hook - 2X long Nymph hooks Size 8 to 16 

Weight - Lead free wire

Thread - Brown

Tail - Brown partridge or brown speckled hen saddles

Ribbing - 32-gauge brass beading wire (available at Craft Shops) (I used gold wire)

Shellback - 3 strands dark brown fine chenille for 8’s and 10’s. 3 strands dark brown wool for smaller flies

Body - Golden Stone or Creamy Yellow Awesome Possum dubbing (I used Mike Mercer's Signature Series Buggy Nymph Dubbing - Golden Stone)

Legs - Brown partridge or brown speckled hen saddles

July2001 (lrctu.org)

Peacock Futsu Kebari

Peacock Futsu Kebari

Hook - Dry fly, size12

Thread - Red

Hackle - Dark barred ginger (I used Cree)

Body - Peacock herl

(452) Peacock Futsu Kebari - Tenkara Fly Tying Video - YouTube

Cow Dung

Cow Dung

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Olive green wool

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Cinnamon (Orpington cock)(I used cinnamon turkey)

Trout - Ray Bergman

"Cow Dung - Old Flies - Fly Angler's OnLine Volumn 5 week 39" (flyanglersonline.com)

Keeper Kebari

Keeper Kebari

Hook - Daiichi 1560 or equivalent, Size 6

Thread – Black

Hackle - Hen pheasant breast feather

Ribbing Copper wire

Body - Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift "Oxford" yarn (any black or dark gray wool yarn will do)

Keeper Kebari (tenkarabum.com)

Trout Fin Sakasa Kebari

Trout Fin Sakasa Kebari

Hook - Mustad C49S, size 10 

Thread - Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk Thread, color black 

Hackle - Hungarian partridge

Body - Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk Thread, color hot orange, white and black

*I used Veevus thread

Author's Note

Notes (Kuhlow): This pattern was one of the first sakasa kebari variants I ever tied.  I based it on the classic wet fly known as the Trout Fin.  That fly was originally tied to simulate a brook trout fin which was intended to produce an aggressive territorial strike from another brookie. The contrasting colors also increase the visibility of the fly.

Tenkara Kebari: Traditional & Kebari-Inspired Trout Patterns - David Dirks

Lake Wobegon Special

Lake Wobegon Special

Hook – Mustad 9671 or equivalent, size 8

Thread - Black

Tail - Red Hackle Fibers

Ribbing – Gold tinsel

Body - Vicuña Dubbing, Tan

Throat - Red Hackle Fibers

Wing - Teal Flank (or Mallard)

Cheeks - Jungle Cock

 

The Lake Wobegon Special | Tenkara Talk

Japanese Lantern

Japanese Lantern

Jason Klass Originator

Hook - Firehole Sticks 316 or equivalent, size 12 (I used Mustad C49S)

Head - 2 Small Crystal Pearl Glass Beads

Thread - Black (Unlit) or White (Lit)

Ribbing - Small Copper Wire, Silver (Unlit), Black (Lit)

Body - Thread

Hackle - Pheasant, India Hen, or Partridge

From the Originator

My original Japanese Lantern used pearlescent Mylar for the head, but I recently updated it to use two glass beads instead. That little extra weight makes it sink faster, yet it’s not so heavy (like a tungsten bead) to be a struggle to cast with a tenkara rod. I tie them in two versions: light and dark (which I call “lit” and “unlit”) for differing water visibility and substrate color. This is a very versatile pattern and I have success with it both in dead drifts and downstream.

4th of July - Soft Hackle

4th of July

Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - White & black

Ribbing - White uni stretch

Body - Red uni stretch

Collar - Blue hen hackle

4th of July - New England Style Streamer

 4th of July

New England Style Streamer

Hook - Mustad 3665A or equivalent

Thread - White and black

Ribbing - Blue and red wire

Body - White uni stretch

Throat - Blue bucktail

Wing - Red bucktail

Eyes - Painted black over white

4th of July - Winged Wet Fly

4th of July

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - White & black

Ribbing - Blue & red wire

Body - White uni stretch

Throat - Blue hen hackle

Wing - Red calf tail

North Branch Drake

North Branch Drake

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent, size 14-18 

Thread - Black

Body - Deer body hair, tied over hook shank, extended past the bend of the hook. 

Tail - Deer body hair (extended from the body), tied tight at the bend of the hook, so that it flares to become the tail. 

Ribbing - Black thread, crisscrossed 

Wings - Deer hair, tied down over wing, trude style

Hackle - Grizzly 

Tying Tips: Body and tail from the same piece of Deer Hair 

Fishing Tips: Works well as an attractor when no hatches are on. Also works well as 

 a tiny caddis or midge. 

Hank Vesey is from Flint, Michigan and used to teach Fly Tying at Mott Community College, many years ago. There are other patterns with the same name. This pattern dates to the late 1950’s or early 1960’s

Tungsten Bruised PMD Nymph

Tungsten Bruised PMD Nymph

Hook – Sprite S2499 or equivalent, size 14-20

Bead - Black or black nickel tungsten, sized to match hook

Thread - Yellow or brown

Tail - Brown Coq de Leon or brown hackle fibers

Abdomen - Brown micro tubing*

Wing case/Legs - Black or Brown Fluoro Fiber**

Thorax - Yellow Ice Dub

*I have never caught a fish with a fly that uses tubing for the body. I used brown uni-flexx

**Having no fluoro fiber material, I used black antron yarn

Wired-in Split Case PMD

Wired-in Split Case PMD

Hook – Sprite S2499, size 16-20

Thread - Brown

Weight - 0.010-inch diameter lead/lead free wire

Tail - Pheasant-tail-like colored guard hairs from an animal fur patch.

Ribbing – Copper wire

Abdomen - Pheasant tail fibers

Split case wire - Single strand of UTC Ultra-wire brand in small to BR size (wire diameter decreases with hook size) in the fluorescent/hot yellow or fluorescent orange color

Wing case – Dark butt ends of PT fibers to give the impression of the dark wing pads on a near-emergence PMD nymph.

Thorax - Ice dub, pheasant tail color. Pick out to simulate legs

(450) Wired-in Split Case PMD: a simple way to tie a slim, yet weighted, split-case pale-morning-dun - YouTube

Cow Dung Variant

Cow Dung Variant

Hook - Sprite S2499 or equivalent, size 14-18

Bead - Black brass or tungsten

Thread - Olive

Ribbing - Red wire

Body - Tying thread or olive uni stretch

Thorax - Synthetic peacock dubbing

Hackle - Brown hen

Dr Eric Pettine Originator

Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey

Poacher

Poacher

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Reddish pheasant breast feather fibers

Tag/butt - Orange thread

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown hen

Mysid

Mysid 

Roderick Haig-Brown 

Steelhead and Other Anadromous Species

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Tag - Orange silk

Tail - 5 tippet fibers

Body - Silver tinsel

Throat - Blue hackle to hook bend

Wing - Barred wood duck flank

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Parasol Emerger

 

Parasol Emerger

Parasol

White Hi-Vis fibers or your favorite synthetic parachute post material

12-pound monofilament

Fly

Hook - Sprite S2499 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - White Hi-Vis fibers

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Tying thread

Wing - White Hi-Vis fibers

Thorax - Black dubbing

Obviously, you creates the parasol post first, tie onto the hook shank and then finish tying the fly.

See YouTube for various videos.

You can use your favorite nymph or emerger fly under the parasol.

Cheesman Emerger

Cheesman Emerger

Hook - Sprite S2499 or equivalent

Bead - Black brass or tungsten

Thread - Olive

Tail/back - Olive krystal flash

Body - Tying thread

Wing - White uni stretch

Thorax - Synthetic peacock dubbing

Union Jack

Union Jack

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle Fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - White calf tail

Collar - Blue hen hackle

Lomond Special

Lomond Special

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval silver tinsel & orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Green floss

Throat - Yellow schlappen

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Head - UV Resin

Net Builder Caddis

Net Builder Caddis

Hook - Sprite S2499 or equivalent

Weight - Lead free wire

Thread - Black

Tail - White uni stretch or z-lon

Ribbing - Monofilament

Casing - Magic foil, thin skin or a strip of clear zip lock bag

Body - Olive dubbing

Legs - Black ostrich herl

Pazooka

Pazooka 

Len Phillips Originator

Caddis Imitation

Hook - Mustad 94840, size 6-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet fibers

Rib - Orange floss

Body - Green wool

Wing - Golden pheasant tippet fibers

Collar - Pheasant rump feather

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

AD (After Dark) Caddis Emerger

AD (After Dark) Caddis Emerger 

Wayne Phillips Originator

Hook - Tiemco 100BL or equivalent, size 12-16.

Thread - Olive

Tail - Olive Z-Lon tied on as a shuck

Back - Tan closed cell foam strip

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Chartreuse woven Antron, fray after tying in

Beard - (Optional) Olive grizzly hackle

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Killer Bug

Killer Bug

Frank Sawyer Originator

Hook - Mustad 33399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Copper wire

Body - Chadwick 477 yarn*

*Chadwick 477 is as scarce as a unicorn but can sometimes be found on Ebay for outrageous prices $$$

An acceptable alternative is Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine Yarn - 1214 Steel Cut Oats which is what I used but this seems to also have been discontinued. 

However, if you do a Google search for Chadwick 477, you'll find a few acceptable substitutes.

Chadwick 477

Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine Yarn - 1214 Steel Cut Oats

Here is an excellent forum topic on Chadwick 477 Yarn with multiple substitutions

Chadwick's 477 -- a better substitute - The Classic Fly Rod Forum

Whichever yarn you choose the fish won't even know the difference.

Scraggly

Scraggly

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent, size 12-18

Thread - Black

Palmer rib - Grizzly hackle palmered through body and trimmed for a stubby or scraggly effect 

Body - Peacock herl 

Legs - Light brown hen hackle wound as a wet fly collar

Basically, a Griffiths Gnat Soft Hackle Pattern

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser 

Anytime, Anywhere

Anytime, Anywhere

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent, size 4-12

Weight – Lead free wire

Thread - Black

Tail - Wood duck flank fibers, very heavy and as long as the hook shank

Palmer rib - Grizzly hackle trimmed fairly close to the body to produce a stubby effect

Body -Black chenille

This pattern, which was submitted by Gary Merriman of the Fish Hawk in Atlanta, Georgia, is generally tied weighted. Like the Woolly Worm, the Woolly Bugger, and the Leech, all of which it resembles, the pattern is very effective for a wide range of fish, including salmon, steelhead, bonefish, bream, bass, and, of course, trout. Merriman calls it a nymph though it does not have the characteristic appearance of a nymph. Nevertheless, it is fished as such and seems to live up to its name, and so it is here listed.

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Baetis Soft Hackle

Baetis Soft Hackle

Hook - TMC100 or equivalent, size 18 – 24

Thread - Red

Tail - Mallard flank

Body - Olive-gray superfine dubbing or equivalent (I used kapok)

Hackle - Dyed dun hen hackle

Developed by Nick Nicklas from Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone, MT.