Tongue Depressor
Baitfish Imitation
Hook - Gamakatsu C11-5L2H or equivalent
Weight - 2 strips of .025 diameter lead/lead free wire on each side of the
hook shank to provide a wide profile
Thread - Fluorescent red
Tail - White marabou
Body - Pearl tinsel chenille or estaz chenille
This can be tied in chartreuse, black, peach, orange etc.
Soft Hackle Fly Pattern
Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Body - Peccary hair
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge
Head - Peacock herl
Apply crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the peccary hair forward or coat the body with uv resin for durability
Peccary & Hare
Soft Hackle Fly Pattern
Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Body - Peccary hair
Thorax - Hare's ear dubbing
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge
Apply crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the peccary hair forward for durability
Brett Clark Originator
Hook - Mustad C068
Thread - Black
Tail - White poly/antron yarn
Abdomen - Stripped peacock quill
Wing - White poly/antron yarn
Thorax - Peacock herl
Apply crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the stripped peacock quill forward or overcoat with your favorite uv resin for durability. Also apply crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the peacock herl thorax forward.
Emerger version of the famous H & L Variant
Tying Emergers - Schollmeyer and Leeson
Idanha
Hook - Mustad 94840
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Black floss or uni stretch
Body - Yellow floss or uni stretch
Wings - Gray hackle tips tied flat in a V over the body
Hackle - Dark ginger/ginger
Good in areas where yellow jackets are present
Popular Fly Patterns - Treey Helleckson
Blackfoot Dream
Hook - Mustas 7957B or equivalent
Tail - Brown elk hair
Body - Dubbed with 1 part muskrat fur and 1 part of woodchuck fur. Remove guard hairs
Wing - Woodchuck tail hair
Hackle - Ginger/dark ginger
Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson
Transpar-Ant
Harrison Steeves
Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent
Thread - Red and black
Hackle - Black
Can be tied in a multitude of colors - All red, All black, All brown etc
Be creative. Experiment
Peaches and Cream
James Murray Originator
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Red
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Fluorescent orange uni stretch or floss
Bibbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent orange uni stretch or floss
Wing - Black squirrel tail over orange krystal flash
Hackle - Yellow
Jim writes "Why peaches and Cream? Well, when I made it, I remarked that the salmon would eat it up, just like peaches and cream."
Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner
Partridge and Orange
L'original Des Chic-Chocs*
Trout Streamer Fly Pattern
Hook - Mustad 3665A or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Fluorescent green uni floss
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Black uni stretch, black thread or flat silver tinsel
Wing - Moose mane, dark and light hairs
*Google translate = The Chic-Chocs Moose
The Chic-Choc Mountains, also spelled Shick Shocks, is a mountain range in the central region of the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, Canada. It is a part of the Notre Dame Mountains, which is a continuation of the Appalachian Mountains.
Internet Website
Crosby Special
Atlantic Salmon
Mike Crosby Originator
Hook - Mustad 3906
Thread - Red
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Red wool
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear 1/3 - fluorescent green floss; front 2/3 - dark green wool
Wing - Grey squirrel tail
Cheek - Jungle cock
Collar - Peachy-yellow/orange hackle
Photo in the book depicts an orange hackle. I don't have peachy-yellow hackle 😀
The fish won't care either way
There are other recipes for this fly. A Google search will find them for you
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Fox Pupa
Originated by Tim Fox
Hook - TMC 2312, 2302 or equivalent, size 12-14-16.
Thread - Color to match body
Ribbing – Gold wire
Body – Flat tinsel
Over body - Vernille, ultra-chenille in olive, tan, orange, black etc
Legs – Partridge, grouse, brahma hen fibers
Thorax/head - Ostrich herl.
General Store
Caddis Emerger
Hook – Mustad 94840 or equivalent
Thread - Red
Bead – Gold brass or tungsten
Tail - Ultra chenille, color of choice
Body - Fuzzy dubbing, color of choice
Thorax - Peacock herl
Hackle – Partridge, grouse etc
Wings - White goose biots
Chili Pepper
Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent
Bead - Copper brass or tungsten
Weight - Lead/lead free wire
Thread - Fluorescent orange
Tail - Orange/burnt orange marabou
Tail Flash - Copper krystal flash
Body - Copper/root beer tinsel chenille
Rib - Brown or ginger saddle hackle
Tony Spezio Fly Pattern
Don Bastian Version
Last Resort
Youtube Video
Golden Retriever
Hook – Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent,
Bead - Gold bead
Weight – Lead/lead free wire
Thread - Red
Tail – Tan/ginger marabou
Rib - Peach Estaz
Body - Tying thread
Evil Weevil - Pheasant Tail Version
Hook - Mustad C49S or equivalent, size 8-14
Bead - Gold
Weight - .020 lead wire
Thread - Olive
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Rib - Fine gold wire
Back - Thin skin or scud back
Abdomen - Arizona Dubbing or diamond dub, peacock color
Legs - Brown goose biots
Thorax - Arizona Dubbing, peacock color
Chironomid
Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Dun hackle stem
Body - Tying thread
Wing case - Black floss
Thorax - Dark hare's ear dubbing
Coat the thread body with crazy glue prior to wrapping the hackle stem ribbing or coat the entire body with uv resin
Neil's Spanish Fly Box
