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

Caplis

Caplis

Hook - Mustad 94840, 94833 or 94845 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Peacock herl, reinforced

Wing - Bleached elk hair, tied down, caddis style

Hackle - Furnace or brown

The fly was designed by Tom Deschaine around 2007.

Michigan Hillbilly

Michigan Hillbilly

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Black 6/0

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Egg Sack - Peacock herl

Body - Red chenille*

Wing - Woodchuck

Hackle - Brown

May be tied with a yellow egg sac or yellow body. 

*May substitute fur or synthetic for chenille.

Fishing Tips. It was designed to be fished dry (requires a lot of floatant (if using chenille body), but may be fished wet.

Historical Note: Created by the Martuch brothers, Harold, Leon and George who were avid fly fisherman from back in the 1930’s and 1940’s. They often fished the East Branch of the Au Grey river. They used to fish the property of a farmer, whom they respectfully referred to as the ‘hillbilly.’ Leon Martuch is probably the most famous of the three, having founded Scientific Anglers of Midland, Michigan. 

Murray's Betsy Streamer

Murray's Betsy Streamer

Hook - 2xl - 3xl - 4xl streamer style

Thread - Black

Weight - Non lead wire

Body - Peacock herl - reinforced

Wing - White calf tail over rainbow krystal flash

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

Hook - Nymph/streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Mallard flank

Thin Mint Wooly Bugger

Thin Mint Wooly Bugger

Hook – Nymph/streamer style

Bead – Tungsten

Thread – Black

Tail – Olive, brown and black marabou; pearl krystal flash

Ribbing – Pearl krystal flash and copper wire

Body – Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown

Miramichi Wildcat

Miramichi Wildcat

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tag – Flat gold tinsel

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – Rear half – fluorescent red or orange floss, Front half – peacock herl

Throat – Dyed black hackle fibers

Wing – Dyed black squirrel tail

Ladybug

Ladybug

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel.

Tail - White hackle fibers

Body - Fluorescent green floss and peacock herl.

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel.

Hackle - White hackle wound over peacock herl.

Stordal’s Killer

Stordal’s Killer

Hook - Partridge CS 42 size 4-6-8

Thread - Black

Tag - Fine silver wire or oval silver tinsel *

Tail - A few fibers of mallard or teal

Butt - Red fluorescent wool tied much longer than normal

Rib - Oval silver tinsel 

Body - Peacock herl

Beard - A nice bunch of rabbit fur, dyed fluorescent blue or marabou **

Wing - Dyed blue squirrel tail (bottom)

            Fitch tail or dyed black squirrel tail (middle) ***

            Mallard or teal fibers (top)

* I used oval silver tinsel

** I used a bunch of marabou

*** I used dyed black squirrel tail

Will Taylor Special

Will Taylor Special

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat copper tinsel and green followed by red stretch nylon

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Gray squirrel tail a 4-5 moose hairs

Hackle - Dyed yellow

Boyd Dunnett was the originator and William Taylor from Holcomb, NB, a regular on the little Southwest Miramichi and Frank Somers' uncle, popularized the fly, hence its name.

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

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.

Royal Squirrel

Royal Squirrel

Hook - Mustad 9671, size 8 (or your favorite streamer style hook)

Thread - Black

Tail - Peacock herl

Body – Red uni-stretch

Wing – Gray squirrel tail

Reference – Fly Anglers On Line (FAOL) Archive

Brown Biot Nymph

Brown Biot Nymph (Variation)

Hook - 2xl nymph style

Thread - Woodduck

Tail - Brown goose or turkey biot

Body - Brown goose or turkey biot wrapped over crazy glue for durability

Wing case - Brown goose or turkey biot coated with uv resin (I omitted the tinsel under the wing case shown in the video)

Thorax - Ostrich, peacock herl, dubbing etc

Reference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaQ2EnrOFXs

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

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

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

Alexandra Streamer

Alexandra Streamer

Category - Streamer

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Red duck/goose quill

Body - Embossed tinsel

Throat - Black hackle fibers

Wing - Peacock herl

Reference - "Alexandra Streamer - Old Flies - Fly Angler's OnLine week 176 " (flyanglersonline.com)

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

Soft Hackles

Partridge & Peacock

Partridge & Green

Partridge & Orange

March Brown Spider

Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle

POP Fly

La Visa

Partridge & Quill

Brassie Soft Hackle