Hex Trude

Hex Trude

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 6

Thread - Tan

Tail - Moose mane or body hairs

Body - Pale yellow or tan poly yarn or dubbing

Wing - White calf tail, tied trude style

Hackle - Grizzly & brown, mixed

Tying Tips: Standard techniques

Fishing Tips: Developed for the Hexagenia hatch. This fly works really well in especially in very light or extremely heavy hatches. The fly floats well and is easily seen. When fishing heavy hatches try casting upstream and to the right or lift of the trout, and then twitch the fly into his window. On many occasions I have been able to coax large trout into striking this pattern long after all feeding has stopped.

Historical Note: Jeff Bonin developed this pattern around 1987. It’s a very simple yet durable pattern. According to Jeff, “it’s my top Hex pattern.” Jeff is the owner of ‘Steelhead Connection Custom Flies,’ located in North Muskegon, Michigan.

Rose of New England

Rose of New England

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Tip - Embossed silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Red yarn

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Throat - Red antron yarn, short

Wing - Brown over red over yellow bucktail

Cheek - Jungle cock

Dambuster

Dambuster

Hook - Nymph style

Thread - Black

Tail - Fluorescent wool, z-lon, antron yarn etc

Body - Peacock herl.

Hackle - Brown cock.

Thorax - Peacock herl.

Shoulder Hackle - Brown cock.

Improved Chaos Hopper

Improved Chaos Hopper

Hook - TFS 2302 or equivalent, size 10-14

Thread - Brown or wood duck

Foam - 2mm cocoa/tan foam

Wing - Tan Crinkled Z-Lon/antron yarn etc.

Legs - Rubber legs in tan, yellow or green, knotted

Post - 2mm Yellow foam or white foam cylinder

Poison

Poison

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Syracuse orange Lion Brand #133 yarn

Wing - Brown bucktail

Cheek - Jungle cock

Painted eyes - Yellow iris, black pupil

Reference - Tying & Fishing Bucktails - Mike Valla

Tying note: I opted to tie the sparsely tied version identified in the book. I used orange antron yarn.

The Mop

The Mop

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - White

Body - Silver mylar tubing, tied down at the bend with white thread that then forms the butt

Throat - Yellow nylon fibers and red calf tail

Wing - Peacock herls, tips cut flat

Head - Silver with white eye and red pupil

Reference - Art of Angling Journal - Volume 2 Issue 1 Originator - Ora Smith

Wormfly Tandem

Wormfly Tandem

Aft fly

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red antron yarn

Body - Peacock herl rope

Hackle - Brown hen

Connector - 20 lb Maxima monofilament

Front fly

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red antron yarn

Body - Peacock herl rope

Hackle - Brown hen

Reference - http://www.flymailflies.co.uk/categories/53-tandems/wormfly-tandem/prod_1069.html

Mighty Atom

Mighty Atom

(Mike Martinek)(Art of Angling Journal)

Hook - Wet, nymph or casting streamer

Tail - Red floss or antron yarn, cut short

Body - Twisted copper wire

Wing - Orange and brown bucktail, sparse

Hackle - Orange, folded and pulled back as a collar

Head - Red thread with painted white eye and black pupil

Note: A "casting streamer" hook refers to a hook that is 3xl or 4xl long and in sizes #2-10 where a "streamer" or "trolling streamer" hook is 6xl, 8xl or longer, and usually in sizes #1-2

ABU Optic Streamers

Pin-Up 

(Red)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel

Body - Red floss

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Pin-Up 

(Silver)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Blue hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Pin-Up 

(Black)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Throat - Natural guinea fowl feather fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Playboy 

(Red)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Red floss

Throat - Dyed blue guinea hen hackle fibers

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Playboy 

(Silver)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear; orange floss, front; black floss or wool

Throat - Black hackle fibers

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Playboy 

(Black)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear; orange floss, front; black floss or wool

Throat - Black hackle fibers

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Streamtease 

(Red)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel

Body - Red floss

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Streamtease 

(Silver)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Streamtease 

(Black)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Throat - Dyed blue guinea hen hackle fibers

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Callgirl 

(Red)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Red floss

Throat - Dyed blue guinea fowl feather fibers

Wing - Dyed red gray squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Callgirl 

(Silver)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Mixed red & yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Dyed blue guinea hen hackle fibers

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Callgirl 

(Black)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Throat - Dyed blue guinea hen hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed red gray squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Reference

Mighty Atom

Mighty Atom 

(Mike Martinek)(Art of Angling Journal)

Hook - Wet, nymph or casting streamer

Tail - Red floss or antron yarn, cut short

Body - Twisted copper wire

Wing - Orange and brown bucktail, sparse

Hackle - Orange, folded and pulled back as a collar

Head - Red thread with painted white eye and black pupil

Note: A "casting streamer" hook refers to a hook that is 3xl or 4xl long and in sizes #2-10 where a "streamer" or "trolling streamer" hook is 6xl, 8xl or longer, and usually in sizes #1-2

George Nymph (Cottontop)

George Nymph (Cottontop)

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 12-16

Thread - Dark brown or black

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Shellback - Section of turkey tail feather

Abdomen - 3-5 strands of peacock herl

Wing case - White polypro yarn

Thorax – Peacock herl

Legs - Brown hackle fibers

Created by Eddie George in the 1930's for fishing the Little River in Tennessee.

Red Tag & Family

Red Tag & Family

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Tail - Floss, antron yarn, wool yarn etc in your choice of colors

Body - Peacock herl (try different colors)

Hackle - Brown hen or your choice of colors

Sunken Stone

Sunken Stone

Hook - Nymph/streamer style

Thread - Hot orange

Tail - Black poly yarn

Body -  rusty orange/brown dubbing

Wings - Deer hair high-tie style

Orange Asher

Orange Asher

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Orange 

Hackle - Grizzly

Body: Orange thread, floss, antron yarn, dubbing, uni-stretch, z-lon etc

After learning thread control in the beginner fly tying classes I took many years ago, it was time to tie some new flies with 2 materials. The instructor chose the Orange Asher as a place to begin.

This was followed by a change in the body floss from orange to red to give you the "Bloody Asher". Thats the name I was told by the instructor but I have also heard it called "Bloody Butcher".

Other variations would simply be tied using different colors of floss, tying it with peacock herl is the "Griffiths Gnat". I have purchased flies with a cream colored dubbed body and had tremendous success with it on the Green River in Utah. Another variation use grizzly hackle fibers for a tail and also has a gold tinsel rib. Try tying it with different body materials and different colors of hackle. The options are all up to you.

Reference: http://www.evergreentrout.org/Flies/OrangerAsher.htm

Bird's Caddis

Bird's Caddis

Hook - Nymph/wet style

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Floss, uni-stretch etc in your choice of colors

Thorax - Peacock herl

Black Midge Pupa

Black Midge Pupa

Hook - Dry/wet style hook

Thread - Black 

Butt - Black peacock herl or ostrich herl

Body -Tying thread, floss, antron yarn, z-lon, uni-stretch etc

Feelers - Black hackle fiber

Black Maria Variant

Black Maria Variant

Hook: Nymph style

Thread: black

Ribbing: Black thread or wire

Back strap: Flat pearl tinsel

Abdomen: Black floss

Collar: Black hackle

Thorax: Black floss

Professor

Professor

Hook: Streamer

Thread: Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail: Red duck/goose quill fibers or red hackle fibers (depicted)

Ribbing: Flat gold tinsel

Body: Yellow floss or uni stretch (depicted)

Throat: Brown hackle fibers

Wing: Gray squirrel tail

Willy's Pip

Willy's Pip

Hook - Mustad C068, C49S or equivalent 

Thread - Black or your choice of color

Tail - Furled black, white, grey, tan, red or green floss, antron yarn, z-lon etc

Collar - Peacock herl.

 Try different tail and peacock herl colors. Add different color beads in glass, brass or tungsten.

Undertaker

Undertaker

Hook: Nymph style

Thread: Black

Weight: Lead wire

Tail: Black wool yarn or antron yarn

Backstrap: Black wool yarn or antron yarn

Ribbing: Flat silver tinsel

Body: Black wool yarn or antron yarn