Heimasaetan

Heimasaetan (Heimasætan) 

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 6 - 12

Thread - White (underbody); Black (head)

Tail - Dyed orange bucktail or marabou (pictured)

Body - White wool, floss or uni-stretch (pictured)

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Wing / back - Red calf tail

Throat - Dyed orange bucktail or marabou (pictured)

Eyes - Painted black over white

Red Squirrel Hairwing

Red Squirrel Hairwing

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Oval gold tinsel

Throat - Dyed red hackle fibers

Wing - Red fox squirrel tail

Eyes - Painted black over yellow

UV Resin coated head

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

Frost's Blue Smelt

Frost's Blue Smelt

Hook - Mustad 3399, size 6
Thread - Blue
Connector - .024 diameter Beadalon wire

Body - Braided silver mylar piping secured at both ends with blue thread

Wing - Blue bucktail over 4 strands of peacock herl over white bucktail

Eyes - Painted black over white

Tying Notes

I ran out of silver mylar piping and substituted pearl mylar piping

Reference - Tandem Streamers - Donald A Wilson

Silver Smelt

Silver Smelt

Hook: Mustad 3665A

Thread: Black 8/0

Body: Oval silver tinsel

Wing: Four light grey saddle hackles

Throat: Red hackle fibers tied in beard style

Head: Painted silver with black eye with white pupil with red center

Reference - Trolling Flies for Trout and Salmon - Dick Stewart & Bob Leeman

Marabou Centennial Smelt

Marabou Centennial Smelt

Hook - Mustad 94720, size 6-8

Thread - Black

Body - Copper Mylar Braid, wrapped around hook shank (I used oval copper tinsel)

Throat - White Marabou, to bend of hook.

Wing - 3 strands each of pearl, blue, and pink Crystal Flash, over which is a medium gray marabou plume. (I used rainbow crystal flash)

Topping - 4 or 5 peacock herls as long as wing.

Eyes - Painted white with black pupils

Optic Flies

Red Optic

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR

Thread - Red

Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and red pupil

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Bucktail

Black Optic

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR

Thread - Black

Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and black pupil

Body - Oval gold tinsel

Wing - Black bucktail

Nite Owl Optic

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR
Thread - Red
Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and red pupil
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Butt - Red chenille

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Bucktail

Hackle collar - Orange

Cock Robin Variation #1

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR

Thread - Black

Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and black pupil

Body - Oval gold tinsel

Wing - Bucktail

Hackle collar - Orange

Cock Robin Variation #2

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR

Thread - Black

Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and black pupil

Body - Oval gold tinsel

Wing - Grey squirrel tail

Red & Yellow

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR

Thread - Black

Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and red pupil

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Yellow over red bucktail

Fall Favorite

Steelhead

Hook - Mustad 7970-BR

Thread - Red

Bead - 1/4" crimp cover, painted black with white eyes and red pupil

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Orange bucktail

Hackle collar - Red

Originated by Jim Pray

Crimp Cover

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

Calcasieu Pig Boat

Calcasieu Pig Boat

Hook - Bass style

Thread - Black

Hackle - Your favorite color

Body - Chenille in your favorite color

Legs - 56 strands of rubber legs (original recipe?)

Head - Built up thread

UV Resin

Reference

http://www.warmwaterflytyer.com/corner.asp?page=2

Brown Trout Fry

Brown Trout Fry

Hook - 4xl size 6-8

Thread - Tan for the head and tying down the tail area; white flat waxed nylon to build underbody 

Overbody shell - Clear zip lock bag. add a few orange and black dots

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Back - Brownish pheasant tail

Painted eyes - Black over yellow

UV Resin - Use as desired on the body prior to tying in the back fibers and head area

Walleye Bucktail

Walleye Bucktail (White, Red, Green)

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Hackle fibers

Body - Chenille

Throat - Hackle fibers

Wing - Bucktail

Eyes - White/black

Reference - Forgotten Flies

Rusty Rat

Rusty Rat

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Brown floss or chenille

Wing - Brown bucktail

Eyes - White & Black

reference - perrault's standard dictionary of fishing flies (page 419)

Herb Johnson Special

Herb Johnson Special

Hook: Mustad 9575, #2

Thread: Grey

Tag: Silver Embossed Tinsel

Rib: Silver Embossed Tinsel

Body: Black yarn

Belly: White bucktail

Wing: Yellow bucktail topped with sparse purple bucktail

Sides: Magenta and light blue floss, as long as wing, with one strand of peacock herl

Head: Painted silver with yellow eye and black pupil

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

James Woods Bucktail (Converted to a Jig Style)

After my fiasco with spilled powder paint (see previous post) I decided to just use some blue finger nail polish for coating the jig head.

These flies are for a crappie jig fly swap on a fly tying forum. I decided to take a bucktail panfish fly and convert it into a jig style fly. I choose the James Woods Bucktail.

Original  

The conversion

1/32 Ounce jig heads painted blue

Jig heads with painted eyes

Yellow chenille body

Finished Crappie Jigs

Hook: Your favorite size jig head

Thread: Your favorite color

Body: Chenille

Wing/throat: Bucktail

Tying note: Use whatever materials you have on hand to tie these jigs.

Be creative. Experiment.

Warden's Worry

Warden's Worry

Hook: Streamer, 3X to 6X long, size 4 to 12

Thread: Black

Tag: Flat gold tinsel

Tail: A narrow section of a red duck or goose wing feather or hackle fibers

Body: Orange-yellow spun fur or wool

Ribbing: Flat gold tinsel

Throat: Yellow hackle, wound as a collar or a throat of yellow hackle

Wing: Light brown bucktail

Gierach Special

Gierach Special

Hook - Streamer

Thread - Red

Body - Pearl tinsel

Throat - White bucktail

Wing - Gray squirrel & pearl krystal flash

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Painted black over white

Rainbow Special

Rainbow Special

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Round/oval silver tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Throat - Dun hackle fibers

Wing - Mixture of white, green & orange bucktail

Eyes - Black over white

Evening Andy

Evening Andy

Hook - Straight eye streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant dyed red or substitute

Body - Silver tinsel

Wing - Brown bucktail, red z-lon (gills), white marabou & olive marabou

Eyes - Painted black over white

Use substitute materials where necessary

Reference:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiiScihmrvs