Nymbeet

Nymbeet 

(Stuart Napier)

Hook - Mustad 3906/3906B

Thread - Black.

Tail - Small bunch of black cock hackle equaling the hook length.

Back - A strip of black crow wing or substitute, doubled over lengthways and reaching almost halfway down the sides of the fly, tied in by the tip end.

Body - The original dressing has an underbody of black marabou silk, wrapped with a strip of clear plastic from a particular washing up pot cleaner. Clear Vinyl Rib or Nymph Rib can be substituted. They are three times thicker, so the underbody can be eliminated.

Hackle - Two turns of black cock, the fibers the same length as shank (leave full, not gathered underneath into a throat style).

Reference - Fly Anglers Online (FAOL) Archive

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/oldflies/part250.php

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

Woodchuck Special

Woodchuck Special

Hook - Mustad 9671 or 9672 

Thread - Yellow

Tail - Orange hen hackle fibers 

Body - Silver tinsel

Rib - Copper wire

Wing - Woodchuck fur (use both guard hair and under fur)

Collar - Orange hen hackle

For a weighted streamer, wrap .015 lead wire over the front half of the shank, leaving about two hook-eye widths for the head.  

Other variations: Orange is a great attractor color, but red or yellow are also good choices for tail and collar color. Further variations can be made with dyed woodchuck fur, such as red, yellow or olive, or by using colored wire for the rib.

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.

Willow

Willow (Variant)

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread -Black

Tail - Amherst pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body – White wool yarn

Throat – Grizzly hen hackle fibers (original = badger hackle)

Wing – Gray squirrel tail

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson

Schweitzer's Wateck

Schweitzer's Wateck

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Fluorescent green

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body – Olive hares ear

Throat – Brown hen hackle fibers

Wing – Dyed yellow squirrel tail

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson

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

Squirrel Tail Streamers

Squirrel Tail Streamer - Copper

Hook – Mustad 9671, #8
Thread - Orange
Tail - Orange marabou fibers
Body - Flat copper tinsel
Ribbing - Oval copper tinsel
Wing: Orange calf tail under orange dyed squirrel tail

Squirrel Tail Streamer - Gold

Hook – Mustad 9671, #8
Thread - Black
Tail - Red marabou fibers
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Wing: Brown calf tail under fox squirrel tail

Squirrel Tail Streamer - Silver

Hook – Mustad 9671, #8

Thread - Black

Tail - Red marabou fibers

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Wing: White calf tail under gray squirrel tail

Walloon Springer

Walloon Springer

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Fat silver tinsel

Wing - Lemon woodduck fibers

Hackle - Soft barred ginger hen

Reference - Minnows of North America and Their Streamer Imitations (Wet Fly Patterns Section) - George L Herter

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

Herter Brothers

Herter Brothers

Hook - Straight eye streamer hook

Thread - Black

Body segments - Oval or flat silver tinsel

Wings - Brown, red and grizzly (chinchilla) marabou

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

FA (Floating & Ascending) Nymph

Light Olive

Hook – Dry fly style

Thread – To match insect color

Tail – Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing – Copper wire

Wing case – Black foam strip

Thorax – Dubbing to match insect color

PMD Brown

Hook – Dry fly style

Thread – To match insect color

Tail – Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing – Copper wire

Wing case – Black foam strip

Thorax – Dubbing to match insect color

BWO (Baetis) Olive

Hook – Dry fly style

Thread – To match insect color

Tail – Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing – Copper wire

Wing case – Black foam strip

Thorax – Dubbing to match insect color

Sulphur

Hook – Dry fly style

Thread – To match insect color

Tail – Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing – Copper wire

Wing case – Black foam strip

Thorax – Dubbing to match insect color

Reference - Satoshi Yamamoto

Online Fly Catalog: LEFTY ANGLER & FLIES in Livingston, MT: FA Nymph (leftytyer.blogspot.com)

Backgrounds

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

Flytying Tips & Tricks: Part A

Fly tying - A Complete Dubbing Techniques Tutorial.pdf - Google Drive

Thingeyingur

Thingeyingur

Hook - Nymph/streamer style

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Gold oval tinsel

Body - Olive floss, yarn, uni-stretch etc

Throat - Black calf tail

Wing - Yellow calf tail

UV Resin

Dentist

Dentist

Hook - 3-4xl nymph/streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Red calf tail

Ribbing - Gold oval tinsel

Body - Gold flat tinsel

Throat - Orange calf tail

Wing - Black calf tail

UV Resin

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

Improved Chaos Hopper

Improved Chaos Hopper

Hook - TFS 2302 or equivalent, size 10-14

Thread - Brown or wood duck

Foam - 2mm cocoa/tan foam

Wing - Tan Crinkled Z-Lon/antron yarn etc.

Legs - Rubber legs in tan, yellow or green, knotted

Post - 2mm Yellow foam or white foam cylinder

Pontoon Hopper

Pontoon Hopper

Hook - Dry fly style

Thread - Color to match

Body - Turkey quill for large hoppers - 1 1/2 inches and up; 
goose quills for medium sized hoppers - 3/4 to 1 1/4 inch

Legs/Pontoons - Smaller quills from duck or other small game bird wing feathers
Feelers - Moose mane

Eyes - Black painted eyes
Paint - Main body - Apple green acrylic
Legs/pontoon - Burnt orange acrylic

If you are the creative type, you can paint the body to look like a real hopper.

I found a photo in Mike Valla's book "The Founding Flies" and decided to tie one up. 

It certainly is not a very durable fly and I doubt that it would survive to catch a second fish.

Additional Research - Limestone Legends by Norm Shires, Jim Gilford