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Friday, January 24, 2020

Caddis Nymph


Caddis Nymph

Hook - Nymph/wet style
Thread - UTC Woodduck
Body and Thorax - Light brown floss body; dark brown floss thorax
Legs - Guinea hen fibers
Antennae - Very fine peacock herl sword fibers

Substitute tying thread tapered to shape; thorax colored with brown marker

Substitute a stronger more durable material for the antennae

Reference

The American Fly Fisher Magazine - Summer 2013 Volume 39 Number 3
Fly-Fishing: Some New Arts and Mysteries - J C Mottram

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Katoodle Bug


Katoodle Bug

Hook – Standard wet fly, size 6-10

Thread – White and black

Tail – Grey mallard flank

Body – Blue floss or Uni-Stretch rear half, yellow wool front half, small band of orange

Hackle – Brown hackle- beard style

Wing – Mottled turkey

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Micmac Moose


Micmac Moose

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black or brown
Tail - Red wool cut flat
Body - Light orange floss or uni stretch
Wing - Black skunk tail or dyed black squirrel tail

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


Onset



Onset

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tip - Yellow floss or uni stretch
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel over entire body
Body - Rear third yellow floss or uni stretch; front two thirds orange floss or uin stretch
Throat - Medium dyed blu dun
Wing - Gray squirrel

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

Friday, November 8, 2019

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

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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.



Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Munro Killer


Munro Killer

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Dyed orange hackle

Body - Black floss or uni-stretch

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Throat - Dyed orange hen hackle and dyed blue guinea fowl over

Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail

Monday, October 14, 2019

Kendall's Killer


Kendall's Killer

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Rib - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss/uni-stretch
Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail
Collar - Dyed orange hen hackle

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Stewiacke Special


Stewiacke Special

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Red
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers
Rib - Oval gold tinsel 
Body - Black floss or uni-stretch
Throat - Red hackle fibers 
Wing - Black squirrel tail

Yellow Jacket Bucktail/Hairwing


Yellow Jacket Bucktail/Hairwing

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tip - Red floss/uni-stretch
Ribbing - Large black nylon or linen thread, 4 turns
Body - Yellow or cream wool
Wing - Brown squirrel tail, brown bear, brown calf tail etc.
Hackle - Brown

Pacific Northwest Fly Patterns

Friday, September 27, 2019

Harvest Gold


Harvest Gold

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Amber antron
Body - Yellow floss or uni-stretch
Rib: Embossed gold tinsel
Wing - Gray squirrel dyed orange
Hackle - Soft black hackle wound as a collar

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Wahlflower


Wahlflower

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread – Black
Tip – Flat silver tinsel
Tag – Fluorescent orange floss or uni-stretch
Tail – Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel
Body – Fluorescent green floss or uni-stretch
Throat – Golden pheasant crest or dyed yellow hen hackle
Wing – Gray squirrel tail dyed yellow

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Cosseboom(s)


Cosseboom

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Olive green floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Olive green floss
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Black floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss or uni-stretch
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Black hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Capelin Body

Earl Roberts

Body/Tail - Silver Mylar tubing, 
Wing - Grey squirrel tail. 
Hackle - Yellow hen

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner


Cosseboom - Fluorescent Green

(Roberts)

Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tag - Red floss or uni-stretch
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent green floss or uni-stretch
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Gold

Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Wing - Gray squirrel tail with strands of peacock sword over
Hackle - Blue hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Green Butt Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel & fluorescent green floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Miramichi

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Green floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Green floss
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Moser River

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet - long
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Olive green floss
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner



Cosseboom - Orange

Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Orange floss
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss or uni-stretch
Wing - Gray squirrel tail with strands of peacock sword over
Hackle - Black hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Peacock

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Peacock sword fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Rear 1/2 flat gold tinsel, Front 1/2 peacock herl
Throat - Peacock sword fibers
Wing - Gray squirrel tail with strands of peacock sword over
Cheek - Jungle cock

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Pink

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Pink floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Pink floss or uni-stretch
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

Atlantic Salmon Flies: Naugatuck Report - December 6, 2013 - Who Needs Pink Flies? (theleaper.blogspot.com)



Cosseboom - Red

Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Red floss
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Red floss or uni-stretch
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Black hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Silver

Body - Silver mylar tubing secured with a band of black 
thread at rear, flared out at end to form the tail
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Yellow

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Yellow floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Yellow floss
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Grizzly hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

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

Sunday, September 8, 2019

East River Special


East River Special

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss or uni-stretch
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Dyed orange hen hackle

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Roach River Robber



Roach River Robber

Hook - Daiichi 2340 or equivalent, size 8
Thread - Black
Body - Chinese red uni-stretch
Throat - Natural deer hairs (sparse)
Wing - Gray Squirrel tail hair
Eyes - Painted black over white (optional)

Originated by Dan Legere



Variant - 3 Strands of twisted red ultra-wire for the body

Friday, August 23, 2019

Llama



Llama

Hook - Mustad 3665A
Thread - Black
Tail - Grizzly hackle fibers
Body - Red floss or uni stretch
Ribbing - Medium gold tinsel
Wing - Woodchuck guard hairs
Collar - Grizzlyy
Eyes - Black over white

Can be tied using black, white, yellow, orange, green floss or uni stretch

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Sunday, August 18, 2019

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


Monday, August 12, 2019

Antigo Caddis



Antigo Caddis

Hook- Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent
Thread – Black
Tail – Red marabou
Body – Apple green floss
Wing – Fox squirrel tail hairs
Hackle – Soft grizzly hen

Minnows of North America and Their Streamer Imitations - George L Herter