Tom's Favorite

Tom's Favorite 

Atlantic Salmon

Keith Fulsher

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with brown lamb's wool

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

Keith Fulsher of Eastchester, New York, originated this pattern in 1963. 

Keith gives much credit for this pattern to suggestions from his guide.

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

Tom's Favorite 

Atlantic Salmon

Keith Fulsher

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with brown lamb's wool

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

Tom's Favorite

(Variation)

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Brown wool

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail

Variation - Dyed blue hackle fibers for a throat added

Reference - Hair-wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher and Charles Krom

Grayling Witch, Grayling Steel Blue, Ke-He, Bradshaw's Fancy, The Witch, Silver Witch & Kill Devil Spider

Grayling Witch

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Black

Tail – Red floss

Ribbing – Flat silver tinsel

Body – Green peacock herl

Hackle – Blue dun

Reference – Perrault’s Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies (page 114)

Grayling Steel Blue

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Black

Tip – Flat silver tinsel

Tag – Orange floss

Ribbing – Gold wire

Body – Thin peacock herl

Hackle – Blue dun palmered

Reference – Perrault’s Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies (page 114)

Ke-He

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Black

Tail - Red floss with golden pheasant tippets below or above

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown

Reference – Perrault’s Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies (page 156)

Bradshaw’s Fancy

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Black

Tag - Red floss or antron yarn (pictured)

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Grey hackle

Peak - Red floss or antron yarn (pictured)

The Witch

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Black

Tail - Ibis (red floss pictured)

Body - Bright green peacock sword fibers, 2-3 strands twisted

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Hackle - Honey dun

Reference - Grayling Fishing in South Country Streams – H. A. Rolt

Silver Witch

Soft Hackle Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red yarn

Body - Peacock herl (apply some super glue to hook shank before wrapping)

Hackle - White/cream 

Kill Devil Spider

Soft Hackle Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Thorax - Peacock herl

Collar - Brown hen hackle

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

Hook - Nymph/streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Mallard flank

Queen Bess

Queen Bess

(Silver Wire Body)

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style

Thread - Black

Tail - Gray squirrel tail

Body - Silver or copper wire

Throat - Golden pheasant tippets

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over yellow bucktail

Queen Bess

(Copper Wire Body)

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style

Thread - Black

Tail - Gray squirrel tail

Body - Silver or copper wire

Throat - Golden pheasant tippets

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over yellow bucktail

Reference - Fishing Flies & Fly Tying - William F Blades

Queen Bess

(Flat Silver Tinsel Body)

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style

Thread - Black

Tail - Gray squirrel tail

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over yellow bucktail

Reference - Steelhead Fly Fishing & Flies - Trey Combs

Brown Hackle Soft Hackles

Brown Hackle Black, Brown Hackle Orange, Brown Hackle Red

Brown Hackle Black
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Black floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Orange
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Red
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Red floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle silver, Brown Hackle Yellow, Brown Hackle Blue

Brown Hackle Silver
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Silver embossed tinsel
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Yellow
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Yellow floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Blue
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Blue floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle White, Brown Hackle Peacock, Brown Hackle Gray

Brown Hackle White
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - White floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Peacock
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Gray
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Gray floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Brown, Brown Hackle, Brown Hackle Purple

Brown Hackle Brown
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Brown wool yarn
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown hen

Brown Hackle Purple
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Purple floss or uni-stretch
Hackle - Brown hen

Reference - Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies

Eskimo Nell

Eskimo Nell

Trout Streamer

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent 

Thread - Black 

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet 

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel or wire

Body - Blue tinsel 

Throat - Guinea hen feather fiber 

Wing - Gray squirrel tail 

Collins Illustrated Dictionary of Trout Flies - John Roberts

Red Bodied Sleeker

Red Bodied Sleeker

hook - wet/nymph style

thread - black

tail - 4-5 golden pheasant tippets

ribbing - white thread

body - red wool, floss or uni-stretch

throat - ginger hackle fibers

wing - mallard flank or woodduck

Charles DeFeo

Cinnamon and Gold

Cinnamon and Gold

Hook - Wet/nymph style

Thread - Tan

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body – Gold embossed tinsel

Throat – Ginger hen hackle fibers

Wing - Cinnamon goose/duck wing feather

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

Shufelt Special

Shufelt Special

Category - Trout Streamer

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Under wing - Mixed red & yellow bucktail

Over wing - White marabou

October Copper

October Copper

Hook: Mustad 36890

Thread: Black

Tag: Oval silver tinsel

Tail: Golden pheasant tippets

Butt: Black wool/dubbing

Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel

Body: Flat copper tinsel

Throat: Orange guinea hen

Wing: Red fox squirrel

Shufelt Special

Shufelt Special

Streamer, size 4-10

Black thread

Golden pheasant fibers

Flat silver tinsel

Oval silver tinsel

White marabou over red and yellow mixed buck tail

13th Lake Bucktail

13th Lake Bucktail

Hook - Mustad 3665 #10

Thread -Black 

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Orange floss 

Wing - Black bucktail over root beer krystal flash over orange bucktail

Mansfield

Mansfield

Hook: Streamer

Thread: Black

Tail: Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing: Flat silver tinsel

Body: Black floss or uni-stretch

Wing: Orange over white bucktail

Vic Special

Vic Special (Orange)

Hook: Streamer

Thread: Black

Tail: Golden pheasant tippes

Butt: Peacock herl

Body: Orange floss

Wing: Red fox squirrel tail

Vic Special (Red)

Hook: Streamer

Thread: Black

Tail: Golden pheasant tippes

Butt: Peacock herl

Body: Red floss

Wing: Gray squirrel tail