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 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

Five Carats

Five Carats

Hook: Mustad 3906, sizes 10-12

Thread: Gray

Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel

Body: White floss tied with a full taper

Hackle: Blue dun tied long

Reference: Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson

Black Maria Variant

Black Maria Variant

Hook: Nymph style

Thread: black

Ribbing: Black thread or wire

Back strap: Flat pearl tinsel

Abdomen: Black floss

Collar: Black hackle

Thorax: Black floss

Troutgetter

Troutgetter

Hook: Curved nymph

Thread: Red

Backstrap: Peacock herl

Ribbing: Peacock herl

Body: Yellow chenille

Hackle: Brown hen

Rogan's Gadget

Rogans Gadget

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black at head; red at tail

Rib - Silver oval tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Tail & Shellback - Slips of bronze mallard shoulder tied in at the bend of the hook with point extending beyond bend and tied over top of the body

Head - Peacock herl 

Tying Note - Substitute silver wire for the oval tinsel and overwrap the shell back for additional durability.

Oliver Kite's Bare Hook Nymph

Note: flies may be coated with your favorite uv resin

Knekestorparen

Knekestorparen

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Black

Body - White-tipped turkey tail

Hackle - Black hen

Alexandra

Alexandra

Winged Wet Fly

Tag - Dark red floss*

Tail - Peacock sword

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel*

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Deep wine, dark claret or black

Wing - Peacock sword - may have a dash of scarlet on each side

Trout - Ray Bergman

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

*The recipe in Bergman's book lists the ribbing and tag as optional

The Alexandra exists in numerous variations. It is a fly of English origin that was supposedly banned in fishing competitions at one time because of its killing effectiveness.

Slade's Secret

Slade's Secret

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel & gold floss

Tail - Bronze mallard

Butt - Peacock sword

Rib - Gold oval tinsel

Body - Rear half lime green wool, front half peacock herl

Wing - Brown bear

Throat - Teal flank, sparse

Reference - Charles DeFeo section of Forgotten Flies

In this pattern I made a couple of substitutions

1. I colored white floss with a gold marker to achieve the gold floss

2. I used peacock herl for the butt. I didn't feel the peacock sword herls I had were long enough.

3. I used moose body hair for the wing. I have no brown bear.

I hope you like it.