Orange Keeler

 

Orange Keeler

Streamer

Hook - Belly Bumper (KellyGalloup)

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Hot orange uni yarn

Wing - Hot orange bucktail and orange krystal flash

Topping - Black hacle fibers

From an internet photo

Bornholdt Golden Squirrel

 

 

Bornholdt Golden Squirrel

Hook - Mustad 79666 or Varivas 2410WB or *equivalent

Thread - Black 

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Hackle - Red

Wing - Red squirrel tail

Black over white painted eyes

*Mustad 79666 or Varivas 2410WB are now extinct.

I used a Belly Bumper hook from Kelly Galloup

The Classic Streamer Fly Box - Mike Valla 

Keel - Red Squirrel

 

Keel - Red Squirrel

Hook - Mustad 79666 or Varivas 2410WB or *equivalent

Thread - Black 

Body - Flat, oval or embossed gold/silver tinsel

Wing - Red squirrel tail

*Mustad 79666 or Varivas 2410WB are now extinct.

I used a Belly Bumper hook from Kelly Galloup

The Classic Streamer Fly Box - Mike Valla 

Tarheel Caddis Larva

 

Tarheel Caddis Larva

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent

Bead - Black brass or tungsten

Thread - Brown

Tag - Hot orange globrite thread

Tail - Olive turkey flat or olive pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Hare's ear dubbing

Collar - Caddis green dubbing

Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey

Berry's Stonefly

 

Berry's Stonefly

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Bead - Gold brass or tungsten

Weight - Lead free wire

Tail - Brown goose or turkey biots

Ribbing - Gold wire

Shellback - Peacock herl

Body - Golden stone or salmon color dubbing

Legs - Brown goose or turkey biots

Wing cases - Turkey tail fibers

Thorax - Peacock synthetic dubbing

Denali

 

Denali

Pacific Salmon Fly

Hook - Allen SS001 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail -  Red hackle fibers

Body - Copper wire

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Blue over orange over blue bucktail

Originator - Tom Elliott

Flies - The Best One Thousand - Randle Scott Stetzer

Purple Joe

 

Purple Joe

Wet Fly Style

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent, size 4-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Hot orange uni yarn

Thorax - Purple chenille

Wing - 2 badger hackles (may be tied splayed outward)

Hackle - Badger

Flies - The Best One Thousand - Randle Scott Stetzer

Purple Joe

Steelhead

Hook - Allen SS001 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Hot orange uni yarn

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel, chenille only

Thorax - Purple chenille

Wing - 2 badger hackles (may be tied splayed outward)

Hackle - Badger

Fish Flies - Volume II - Terry Hellekson

Miss Take

 

Miss Take

Damselfly

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent, size 6

Thread - Brown

Tail - 3 peacock sword fibers

Over ribbing - Gold wire

Ribbing - Gray ostrich herl

Body - Purple uni yarn

Hackle - Dyed brown grizzly or cree

Thorax - Brown uni yarn

Originated by Charles Brooks

Flies- The Best One Thousand - Randle Scott Stetzer

Green Peacock

 

Green Peacock

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Allen SS001 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Light blue floss or uni stretch

Throat - Blue hackle fibers

Wing - Peacock sword fibiers

Flies - The Best One Thousand - Randle Scott Stetzer

Nation's Black

Nation's Black

Originator - Bill Nation

Chironomid

Hook - Mustad 3399

Thread - Black

Body - Tying thread

Throat - Six natural brown hairs from a white bucktail

Wing - Six natural brown hairs from a white bucktail

Blackjack

 

Blackjack

Hook - Mustad C47S or equivalent

Bead - Black brass or tungsten

Weight - Lead/lead free wire

Thread - Black

Tail - Black goose biots

Ribbing - Fluorescent pink globrite thread

Body - Tying thread

Wing - White goose biots

Collar - Fluorescent pink globrite thread

Cat's Whiskers

Cat's Whiskers

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 8

Thread - Yellow/Chartreuse

Wing & Tail - White marabou

Body - Chartreuse yarn, chenille or fritz

Eyes - Silver bead chain

Ned's Fancy

Ned's Fancy

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Tuft of #1 Glo-Brite floss

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - 3 turns of blue dun hen

Collins Illustrated Dictionary of Trout Flies - John Roberts

Burr's Bright

Burr's Bright

Originated by Walter Burr

Hook - Mustad 94845, size 12-16

Thread - Black

Tail - White hackle fibers

Body - Fluorescent green wool

Hackle - Grizzly

Flies - The Best One Thousand - Randle Scott Stetzer

KF Chocolate Emerger

KF Chocolate Emerger

Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent

Thread - Brown

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Tying thread

Wing buds - Pearl krystal flash

Thorax - Brown dubbing

Public Enemy #1

Public Enemy #1

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B, 9671, 9672 or equivalent, size 12-16

Thread - Black

Tail - Grizzly hackle fibers

Body - Stripped grizzly hackle stem

Thorax - Black ostrich herl

Throat - Deer hair 

Wing - Grizzly hackle tips

Flies - The Best One Thousand - Randle Scott Stetzer

Mickey Finn

Mickey Finn

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Yellow, red and yellow bucktail or calf tail

Also known as "Red and Yellow Bucktail" and "Assassin"

Wet

Simple Foam Caddis

 

Simple Foam Caddis

Hook – Mustad 94840 or equivalent 

Thread/Body - Iridescent Veevus Thread 

Underwing - 1mm tan, cinnamon or brown foam 

Wing - Poly Wing, z-lon, antron yarn, hi-viz etc 

Hackle - Grizzly

Foam Caddis

 

Foam Caddis

Puterbough Variation

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Orange

Body - Foam strip

Wing - Bleached elk hairs

Hackle - Brown

Try different colors to suit the caddis in your area of fishing

October Caddis Jig

October Caddis Jig

Hook - Gamakatsu J20-B or equivalent

Bead - Gold slotted tungsten or brass

Thread - Orange or black

Under body - Orange holographic tinsel

Body - Orange stretch magic beading cord

Thorax - Black ice dubbing or equivalent