Monday, December 21, 2020

Woody's

 


Woody's

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black or red
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)
Head - Solarez Bone Dry UV Resin

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Slim Jim



Slim Jim

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 8-12

Thread - UNI-thread 6/0 black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Rib - Flat silver or gold tinsel

Wing - Two thin grizzly neck hackles tied in as long as the body flared outward and up at a slight angle

Hackle - Grizzly

Body - Black, gray, red, brown, or orange floss

https://www.skinnymoose.com/wanderings/2011/05/07/the-mysterious-slim-jim-northern-maine%E2%80%99s-elusive-dry-fly/

Orange Burly

 


Orange Burly

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tail - Orange hackle fibers

Body - Rear half - Flat silver tinsel; Front half - Orange chenille

Hackle - Orange, palmered over front half of body only

Head - Solarez Bone Dry UV Resin

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Feather Merchant

 

Feather Merchant

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Butt - Red uni stretch

Body - Peacock herl

Throat - Orange hackle fibers

Wing - Red calf tail

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphreys (1979)

Sunday, December 13, 2020

Reflector Hare's Fur Nymph

 

Reflector Hare's Fur Nymph

Hook - Standard nymph style, #10-14

Thread - Tan

Eyes - Amber/brown glass beads

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing – Gold wire

Flash back - Large flat silver tinsel

Body - Hare's fur dubbing

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Willy's Dragonfly

 


Willy's Dragonfly

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tip – Oval silver tinsel

Tag – Yellow uni stretch or floss

Tail – Red over yellow hackle fibers

Butt – Black ostrich herl, black peacock herl, black yarn, black dubbing, black chenille

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Emerald green floss

Throat – Green hackle fibers

Wing – Peacock sword herls


Little White Streamer


Little White Streamer

Hook - Straight eye streamer hook, size 8

Thread - White

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Pearl flat braid

Wing - White polar bear, bucktail, calf tail or goat hair under a small amount of gold and green flash

Throat - Red hackle fibers

Head - White with a small black dot to represent an eye



Friday, December 11, 2020

West Coast Hornet

 


West Coast Hornet

Category - Steelhead

Hook Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Butt - Green floss or uni stretch

Body - Black yarn or floss

Ribbing - Yellow micro chenille or yarn

Throat - Mallard flank dyed green

Wing - Chartreuse bucktail over yellow calf tail 

Collar - Green hackle

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Coulee Killer


Coulee Killer (Pink Squirrel Variation)

Hook – Curved scud style, size 10-12

Bead - Black tungsten, brass or black glass bead

Thread - Hot fluorescent orange

Body - Yarn such as you would use for a Killer Bug. You could of course use other colors and go for a green or cream caddis larva, etc.

Thorax/Collar - Shrimp Pink Prism SLF, pink synthetic dubbing or pink wool yarn

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Syl's Midge (Sylvester Nemes)



Syl's Midge (Sylvester Nemes)

Hook - Standard wet fly style

Thread - Black

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Hungarian partridge

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Graphic Caddis

 

Graphic Caddis

Hook - Mustad C49S

Thread - Chartreuse and black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Abdomen - Clear micro-tubing

Legs - Hungarian partridge fibers

Antennae - Barred lemon wood duck 

Head - Natural gray ostrich herl or gray peacock herl

I ran out of ostrich herl so I substituted

Ungava

 

Ungava

Category - Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver wire

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Indigo blue floss

Wing - White polar bear or calf tail

Collar - Yellow hackle


Monday, December 7, 2020

Woven Stonefly

 



Woven Stonefly

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Weight (optional) - Lead/lead free wire
Thread - Orange or black
Tail and antennae - Rubber legs
Abdomen - Yellow or orange and black chenille, woven
Hackle - Brown
Thorax - Black chenille

Sunday, December 6, 2020

Green Burlesque

Green Burlesque

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tag – Flat silver tinsel

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Green floss and synthetic peacock dubbing

Hackle – Black hen

Wing – White calf tail over green and pearl krystal flash


Saturday, December 5, 2020

Dave's Favorite

 

Dave's Favorite

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Tail - Yellow calf tail

Body - Orange chenille

Throat - Yellow calf tail

Wing - Yellow over red calf tail

Author's Note

George Richey of Honor, Michigan, originated this pattern in 1967 and named it after his fishing companion and brother, Dave.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Crick

 

Crick

Tail - Black calf tail

Body - Rear third, fluorescent pink chenille; the front two-thirds, black chenille

Hackle - Sparse black calf tail tied in at the throat

Wing - White calf tail tied over the body, with an overwing of black calf tail

Author's Note

George Richey of Honor, Michigan, originated this pattern.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Friday, December 4, 2020

Jungle-berg


Jungle-berg

A play on a Hornberg

Hook - Mustad R74-9672, size 8-14

Thread - Black

Body - Flat gold or silver tinsel

Outer - Wing - Matched Jungle cock side feathers

Cheeks - Jungle cock nails

Hackle - Brown and grizzly hackle

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Parts & Proportions






 

Hossana

 


Hossana

Montana Nymph Variant
Finland

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9676 or equivalent

Weight - Lead free wire

Thread - Black

Tail - Coq de Leon hackle barbs (black rooster, moose, deer can be also used)

Body - Peacock herl

Wing case - Peacock herl

Hackle - Black rooster

Thorax - Yellow antron (+ red, pink, green, chartreuse are most commonly used)