Pale Evening Dun

Pale Evening Dun

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - White under body, Black head

Tail - Dun hackle

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Dun hackle

Wing - Slate duck or goose wing quill segments

Author's Note

Also made rabbits fur body, silver tip, dun hackle, slate wing. 

Also made body ribbed gold or brown, gray hackle at tail, yellow hackle at shoulder. 

Also made blue floss body, yellow floss tag, yellow hackle, white wing.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Dark Stone

Dark Stone

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Brown turkey

Body - Brown floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown turkey

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

The Bostonian

The Bostonian

Hook - Mustad 79580 #4

Thread - Black Uni #8/0

Tail - Red schlappen

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black uni-stretch

Belly - Peacock fibers (5-6 fibers)

Throat - Orange schlappen

Underwings - Green bucktail

Wings - 4 grizzly hackles

Shoulder - Silver pheasant feather

https://www.quebecpeche.com/streamer-et-bucktail/293-la-bostonnais.html

Bow Tie Raccoon

Bow Tie Raccoon 

Variation of Paul Lasha's Raccoon 

Hook - Dry fly, #12-#16 

Thread - White 

Tail/Shuck - Grizzly sili-legs

White Gills - White uni-stretch

Shellback - 2 MM tan foam strip

Body - Black dubbing

https://youtu.be/UqBpJ42aoXE?si=dgyMV2HnZhXufj8N

Original Paul Lasha's Raccoon

'53 Buick

'53 Buick

Hook - Nymph hook (e.g., Mustad 3399 or similar)

Bead - (Optional) Gold or black 

Thread -  Black or Olive

Tail - Olive guinea fowl fibers or lemon mallard flank

Rib - Oval gold tinsel or chartreuse wire

Body - Shaggy dubbing (Seal fur or synthetic substitutes) in olive or brown

Thorax - Often uses black "Fritz" or a shaggier dubbing loop for a bulkier profile

Throat/Beard - Olive guinea fowl fibers

Head - Peacock herl (if no bead is used)

The '53 Buick is a high-performance variation of the classic '52 Buick fly pattern, primarily used by stillwater anglers in British Columbia to imitate caddis pupae and "naked" larvae. While the original '52 Buick (created by Gary Carlton) was designed as a general-purpose nymph for damselfly imitations, the '53 variant often incorporates modern, flashier materials to increase its effectiveness.

Because it is an evolution of the '52 Buick, many tiers use the same foundation with slight modifications to the thorax or ribbing for extra "bugginess".

From the Internet

Conger's Lassie

Conger's Lassie

Hook - Mustad L87AP (3665A )

Thread - Black 

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Black hackle barbs

Wing - Orange saddle hackles (two) in center; grizzly saddle hackles (two) outside

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Cains River Roaring Rapids

Cains River Roaring Rapids

Hook - Mustad L87AP (3665A )

Thread - Black

Tail - Barred wood duck flank 

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Blue hackle fibers 

Wing - Red saddle hackles flanked by yellow saddle hackles 

Cheeks - Jungle cock

The Classic Streamer Fly Box - Mike Valla

Connemara Black

Connemara Black

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Orange fluorescent thread

Rib - Silver wire

Body - Black yarn

Hackle - Blue jay or guinea dyed blue over black

Wing - Slips of bronze mallard shoulder 

https://flytierspage.com/aconba/connemara_black.htm

Jungle

Jungle

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Scarlet

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Gray

Wing - Jungle fowl body feather

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Jennie Spinner

Jennie Spinner

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - White and black

Body - Black floss, jointed in center with white

Hackle - White

Wing - White duck or goose quill segments

Author's Note

Also made scarlet floss body, jointed in center with white, white hackle, no wing. 

Also made with gray hackle and slate wing.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Black Ant

Black Ant

Hook - Wet/nymph

Thread - Black

Butt - Black chenille

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Black 

Wing - Black duck or goose quill segments

Author's Note

Also with orange floss tip, also gold tip.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Ibis Hackle

 

Ibis Hackle

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - White under floss body, Black head

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - White floss

Hackle - Scarlet

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Ibis Silver

Ibis Silver

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Scarlet

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - Scarlet duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Ibis

Ibis

Hook - Standard wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Scarlet

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Scarlet floss or dubbing

Hackle - Scarlet

Wing - Scarlet duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Deacon

Deacon

Hackle - Yellow tied palmer

                                                   Body - Yellow floss, dubbing, or wool *

Throat - Scarlet (soft-hackle collar) **

Wing - Gray mallard

Trout - Ray Bergman

Don Bastian Note

* The body component on the recipe listing states only "yellow" so various acceptable materials are listed here.

** The throat hackle as shown on the plate painting is wound as a collar; Burke’s painting indicates scarlet fibers sweeping back above and below the hook eye.

Pheasant Tail Flymph

Pheasant Tail Flymph

Hook - Standard heavy wet/nymph

Thread - Olive

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing - Fine copper wire

Body - Pheasant tail fibers

Thorax - Peacock ice dub

Hackle - Gray hungarian partridge

Pheasant Tail Simplicity - Yvon Chouinard