Showing posts with label jungle cock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jungle cock. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Yellow Killer


Yellow Killer

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel.
Tail - Orange hackle fibers
Body - Black chenille
Wing - Yellow calf tail
Throat - Orange hackle
Cheek - Jungle cock


Sunday, September 1, 2019

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

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Renous Special


Renous Special

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style
Thread - Red
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tip - Red floss
Tail - Green over yellow hackle fibers
Body - Medium green yarn
Rib - Oval silver tinsel
Throat - Yellow hackle
Wing - Yellow bucktail over lime green bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
UV Resin

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Kennebago Bucktail


Kennebago Bucktail

Hook: Partridge CS15 #4 (I substituted)
Thread: White
Tail: Orange hackle fibers
Butt: Peacock herl, light blue silk, peacock herl (rear 1/3 of hook)
Body: Flat gold tinsel
Rib: Silver oval tinsel (over body only)
Throat: Orange hackle fibers
Wing: Tan under black under tan bucktail
Eyes: Jungle cock nail
Head: Black

Reference: Streamer Fly Tying & Fishing by Joseph D. Bates, Jr, – Pg 293-294

Saturday, June 8, 2019

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.

Friday, March 29, 2019

Samuel R Slaymaker II Flies



Little Brook Trout Bucktail

As per Bates

Hook: size: 2-12, 6x long
Head: Black
Tail: A very small bunch of bright green bucktail, under or over which is a section cut from bright red floss, both slightly longer then the gap of the hook.
Body: Wound with cream colored spun fur
Ribbing: Narrow flat silver tinsel
Throat: A small bunch of bright orange bucktail, the same length as the tail. 
Wing: Of four very small separated bunches of hair, extending slightly beyond the tail.  A very small bunch of white bucktail over which is a very small bunch of bright orange bucktail, slightly blended.  Over this is a very small bunch of bright green bucktail, topped with a very small bunch of barred badger hair
Cheeks: Jungle Cock




Little Brown Trout Bucktail

As per Bates, with a slight alteration*

Hook: size: 2-12, 6x long
Head: Black
Tail: A very small breast feather, with the dark center removed, from a ring neck pheasant.  The feather is as long as the gap of the hook and curves upward.
Body: Wound with white spun wool
Ribbing: Copper wire (narrow flat gold tinsel may be substituted, *I used medium oval copper tinsel)
Throat: None
Wing: Of four very small separated bunches of hair, extending slightly beyond the tail.  A very small bunch of yellow bucktail over which is a very small bunch of reddish-orange bucktail, slightly blended.  Over this is a very small bunch of medium dark squirrel tail, topped and slightly blended with a very small bunch of dark brown squirrel tail. 
Cheeks: Jungle Cock




Little Rainbow Trout Bucktail

As per Bates

Hook: size: 2-12, 6x long
Head: Black
Tail: A very small bunch of bright green bucktail, slightly longer then the gap of the hook.
Body: Wound with pinkish-white fur
Ribbing: Narrow flat silver tinsel
Throat: A small bunch of pink bucktail, the same length as the tail. 
Wing: Of four very small separated bunches of hair, extending slightly beyond the tail.  A very small bunch of white bucktail over which is a very small bunch of pink bucktail, slightly blended.  Over this is a very small bunch of bright green bucktail, topped with a very small bunch of natural badger hair
Cheeks: Jungle Cock

Reference - Samuel R Slaymaker II in Streamer Fly Tying & Fishing -  Joseph D Bates

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Teddy Baseball



Teddy Baseball

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Yellow floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black wool
Throat hackle - Black
Wing - Greyish mottled monkey hair over 2 strands each of red and yellow floss 
Shoulder - Jungle cock

Grey squirrel tail is the closest I have to greyish mottled monkey hair

Hair-wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Arndilly Fancy



Arndilly Fancy

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Throat Hackle- Light blue

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Shoulder - Jungle cock (small)

Head color - 2 turns of red ostrich herl or a band of red lacquer 

around the base of the head with the remainder black

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Monday, September 10, 2018

Black Beauty


Black Beauty

Hook - Streamer
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle tips
Body - Green oval tinsel
Throat - Red hackle tips
Wing - 4 black hackles
Cheek - Jungle cock
Topping - 2 peacock herls

Reference - Forgotten Flies

Tying note - I used medium size oval silver tinsel colored with a green marker and coated with uv resin

Friday, August 31, 2018

Scaled Shiner Streamer



Scaled Shiner Streamer

Hook – Streamer style
Thread – Black
Tail – Black hackle fibers topped with white hackle fibers
Body – Olive green silk or uni-stretch
Ribbing – Heavy black thread; two pieces tied in at the tail and
crisscrossed to provide a scale effect
Throat – Red hackle fibers
Wing – 4 black hackles
Cheeks – Jungle cock

Reference

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler & Sils
Streamer Tying and Fishing – J. Bates
Trolling Flies for Trout and Salmon – D. Stewart & B. Leeman

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Phil's Wizard




Phil's Wizard

Hook : Streamer style
Thread : Black
Tail : Red hackle fibers
Ribbing : Flat silver tinsel
Body : Black chenille
Throat : Red hackle fibers
Wing : White bucktail
Cheeks : Natural jungle cock eyes

Reference : Forgotten Flies & With Fly, Plug and Bait (R. Bergman)

Saturday, July 7, 2018

Jassid




Jassid

Hook – Mustad 94840, size 14 to whatever small size you can tie them
Thread - Black
Body - Tying thread or a fine dry fly dubbing in black or dark brown
Wings - Jungle cock nail tied flat over the body
Hackle - Traditionally black, palmered up the shank and trimmed flat on top 
(May also trim the bottom). I tied the fly with grizzly hackle (optional)

Made famous by Vince Marinaro in A Modern Dry Fly Code.

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Silver Satan


Silver Satan
(Salmon Fly Conversion)


Hook: Streamer
Thread: Red
Tail: A small bunch of orange hackle fibers, over which is an
equal amount of yellow hackle fibers.
Body: Flat Silver Tinsel
Rib: Oval Silver Tinsel
Wing: Red Squirrel, over which is grey squirrel, in equal amounts.
Throat: A small bunch of black hackle, under which is an equal
amount of grizzle hackle
Cheek: Jungle Cock
Head: Red

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Kelly Bill Bucktail


Kelly Bill Bucktail

Hook: Streamer
Thread: Black
Tail: Orange yarn
Body: Rear half flat silver tinsel; front half orange wool
Ribbing: Flat silver tinsel
Throat: Black hackle
Wing: Gray squirrel
Cheek: Jungle cock


Sunday, June 27, 2010

Trout Rock Streamers #1 - #6

Heres a few bucktail streamers, originally tied by Bert Quimby of Maine.

Trout Rock Series


Trout Rock #1

Hook - Mustad R75-79580
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Wing - Black over white bucktail
Shoulder - Jungle cock


Trout Rock #2

Hook - Mustad R75-79580
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Wing - Black over red over yellow bucktail
Shoulder - Jungle cock


Trout Rock #3

Hook - Mustad R75-79580
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Brown wool
Wing - Brown bucktail
Shoulder - Jungle cock


Trout Rock #4

Hook - Mustad R75-79580
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Silver wire
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Red over white bucktail
Shoulder - Jungle cock


Trout Rock #5

Hook - Mustad R75-79580
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Brown wool
Wing - Black bucktail
Shoulder - Jungle cock


Trout Rock #6

Hook - Mustad R75-79580
Thread - Black
Body - Red floss
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Shoulder - Jungle cock