Governor

Governor

Hook – Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip - Scarlet floss

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Dark brown mottled turkey

Hackle - Brown

Trout - Ray Bergman

Hornberg

Hornberg

Originated by Frank Hornberg in the 1920's

Hook - Mustad 9671

Thread - Black

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Underwing - Yellow calf tail, tied so as to tilt slightly upward

*Overwing - 2 mallard flank feathers, 1 each side

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes, 2nd eye showing

Hackle - Grizzly and brown mixed - tied as a dry fly collar

* I have 2 gallon bags of teal feathers to use up. My drastically poor supply of mallard flank just couldn't do it

Purple Peacock and Partridge Soft Hackle

Purple Peacock and Partridge Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Purple

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body – Purple peacock herl

Hackle – Hungarian partridge

PPP Soft Hackle

PPP Soft Hackle

Partridge, Peacock and Plastic

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - UTC wood duck

Body - 1 strand doubled of tan mesh vegetable bag

Ribbing - 1 strand doubled of tan mesh vegetable bag twisted into a rope and colored with a marker

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - Hungarian partridge

Tie in the doubled strand of mesh bag material behind the hook eye and wrap to the bend of the hook to create the body. Now twist the strand into a rope, color with a marker and wrap the ribbing to the eye. Tie off and trim.

Grannom 2 Wire Soft Hackle

Grannom 2 Wire Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Chartreuse and black wire

Thorax - Peacock herl

Hackle - Hungarian Partridge

Try different color combinations of wire for the body

Favorite Flies of the Catskills - Volume 1 - Mike Valla

Major General

Major General 

ASB Chironomid (Anti Static Bag)

Hook - Togens Scud #12

Thread – Olive

Gills - White Antron

Bead - Togen Magic Brown 

Ribbing - Copper Brown

Underbody – Tying thread

Overbody - Thin strip of antistatic bag (I used a grayish bag)

Thorax - Peacock Herl

The Major General ASB Chironomid Fly Fishing Pattern (flyguys.net)

Zucchini

Zucchini

Chironomid Fly Pattern

Hook - Any scud style (I used Knapek G, size 10)

Bead - White 

Thread - Black

*Body - UTC Black Holographic Tinsel

Rib - Red wire

*UTC Black Holographic Tinsel with a greenish tinge. 

Sorry if my lights don't pick up the greenish tinge but I assure you it is what I used.

Zucchini Chironomid Fly Pattern | A BC Still Water Killer Chironomid Pupa Fly (flyguys.net)

Black Sally

Black Sally

Phil Rowley Originator

Chironomid Fly Pattern

Hook – Mustad C49S or equivalent, size 8-16

Thread - Black

Head: Black brass or tungsten bead

Ribbing - 1 strand from a red mesh produce bag

Body – Black holographic tinsel

Thorax - Peacock Herl

Gills - White uni stretch

Coat the hook shank with crazy glue prior to wrapping the body material

Original Recipe

Hook - Tiemco 2457 #8-#16

 Thread - Olive or Black

 *Rib - Red Holographic Flashabou

 *Body - Black Flashabou or Frostbite

 Thorax - Peacock Herl

 Head - Black Metal or Tungsten Bead

 *Gills - White Sparkle Yarn

* I dont have these materials so I substitute

Kite's Imperial

Kite's Imperial

Oliver Kite Originator

Hook - Mustad 94845 or equivalent

Thread - Purple

Tail - Honey colored hackle fibers

Ribbing - Fine gold wire

Body, wing case and thorax - Gray goose feather fibers

Hackle - Honey colored hackle

TYING THE KITE'S IMPERIAL DRY FLY - TomSutcliffe - The Spirit of Fly Fishing

Shuswap Minnow

Shuswap Minnow

Hook - Mustad 9671 or equivalent 

Bead - Optional Silver Cone Bead Head 

Thread - Black 

Tail - Grey marabou over white marabou 

Body - Oval silver tinsel 

Throat - Red marabou

*Wing - Dark blue polar bear over white polar bear

*I have no polar bear so I substituted bucktail

Shredge

Shredge

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black or olive 

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Ribbing - Gold wire 

*Body - Seal’s Fur 60% Dark Olive & 40% Yellow

Wing - Brown hackle fibers

* I used seal-x dubbing

Ray's Special

 

Ray's Special

Hook – Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent, size 8 - 12

Thread – Black

Tail – Pheasant rump feather fibers

Ribbing – Copper wire

Body - Red uni yarn

Hackle – Brown hen

Large Suspended Stone

Large Suspended Stone

Giancarlo Donninelli Originator

Hook - Mustad C49S or equivalent

Thread - Uni wood duck

Tail - Tan pheasant tail fibers

Body - Tan pheasant tail fibers

Wing cases - Tan 2mm foam

Thorax - SLF dubbing

Captain Hooker

 

Captain Hooker

Midge Fly Pattern

Hook - Daiichi 1273, size 20

Thread - Black

Body - Opal mirage tinsel

Thorax - Sybai black spectra dubbing

South Platte Fly Shop

Doctor Mummy

Doctor Mummy
 

Originator - Wilbur Beaty, 1930s

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet fibers

Butt - Peacock herl

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Orange hen

Underwing - Ringneck pheasant tail fibers

*Wing - Barred mallard flank feather

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Trout Country Flies - Bruce Staples

*The barred mallard flank feathers I have are extremely poor quality. I have 2 one gallon bags of teal feathers that I will never use up in my remaining yeas on Earth, so that is what I used.

Pazooka

Pazooka

Originator - Len Phillips

Wet fly for rainbow trout

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 size 6-8

Thread - Black

Tail - A few fibers from a golden pheasant's tippet feather

Rib - Orange floss

Body - Green wool

Collar - A ring-necked pheasant rump feather

Wing - A few fibers from a golden pheasant's tippet feather

Fly Patterns of British Columbia - Arthur James Lingren

Bastian's Floating Caddis Emerger

Bastian's Floating Caddis Emerger

Don Bastian Originator

Hook - Mustad 3906, 94840, C068 or equivalent

Thread - Tan/wood duck

Shuck - White hi-vis

Ribbing - Pearl krystal flash 

Abdomen - Olive dubbing

Overbody - Tan foam

Sight indicator - Orange poly yarn

Legs - Partridge

Head - Brown dubbing

Tulk Special

Tulk Special

Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - White under body; Black head

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Body - White, yellow, white and yellow uni yarn

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Deer hair

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Ukranian Popper

 

Ukranian Sponge Spider

 

Ukranian Sponge Spider

Hook - Mustad 94840

Thread - Yellow

Tail - Yellow rubber legs

Over body - Blue foam strip

Body - Hot yellow ice dubbing

Legs - Yellow rubber legs