Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb

Hook - TMC3761, DAI1560 or equivalent, sizes 8-14

Thread - Tan

Tail, Shellback, and Wing - Natural deer hair

Body - Peacock herl

"Tom Thumb - #247 FAOL" (flyanglersonline.com)

Cooper Bug

Cooper Bug

Hook - TMC3761, DAI1560 or equivalent, sizes 8-14

Thread - Black

Tail, Shellback, and Head - Natural deer hair

Body - Black chenille 

Originated by Jack Cooper, this pattern is also referred to as the Cress Bug. 

This fly can be tied in a range of body colors, and you are not limited to chenille as a body material.

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

From the Internet

Downeaster Jack Cooper invented this simple deer-hair bug back in the 1930s to catch the brook trout that gobbled caddisflies off the surface of his local ponds. The fly worked so well that Cooper applied for a patent. He was denied on the grounds that his bug was too similar to Orley Tuttle’s Devil Bug. 

Purple Peril

Purple Peril 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Embossed silver tinsel 

Tail - Purple hen hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Purple chenille

Collar - Purple hen hackle

Wing - Natural brown bucktail

Author's Note

Ken McLeod of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern in 1934

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

Blood Worms

Blood Worm 1

Hook - TFS 2312

Thread - Glo brite #3

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Tying thread

Blood Worm 2

Hook - TFS 2312

Thread - Glo brite #3

Tail - Red marabou

Body - Red uni stretch, twisted into a rope

Blood Worm 3

Hook - TFS 2312

Thread - Glo brite #3

Breathers - White uni stretch

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Tying thread

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

Richey's Golden Girl

Richey's Golden Girl

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Tail - Golden yellow calf tail

Body - Gold crystal chenille

Throat - Golden yellow calf tail

Wing - Golden yellow calf tail 

Author's Note

George Richey of Flint, Michigan, originated the two preceding patterns. 

Chuck Lunn did, however, collaborate with him on the Golden Girl.

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

Easdon's Blindside Midge

Easdon's Blindside Midge

Hook – Tiemco 2487, Sprite S2499 or equivalent

Thread – Gray

Ribbing – XS Copper wire

Dubbing – Ice Dub UV Pink

Collar – White ostrich herl 

How to tie Easdon’s Blindside Midge – AvidMax Blog

Massacre Midge

Massacre Midge

Hook – Sprite S2499 or equivalent

Thread – Olive

Foam – 1/16-inch diameter foam cylinder

Rib – Small olive/green wire

Dubbing – SLF Dragon Fly dark dubbing

How to tie the Massacre Midge – AvidMax Blog

Wagstaff Special

Wagstaff Special 

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword feather fibers

Body - Rear half, orange floss; front half, peacock herl 

Trailer - Strand of orange floss tied in at the center top of the body and extending to the end of the hook 

Wing - Natural brown bucktail 

Collar - Brown hen hackle

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

The St Laurent

The St Laurent

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Bright green calf tail over red calf tail over bright green calf tail

Head - UV Resin coated black thread head

Roch St. Laurent of Thetford Mines, Quebec, originated this pattern

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

Clown Shoe Caddis

Clown Shoe Caddis

Hook - Tiemco 2487 or equivalent, size 12-18

Thread - Olive dun

Body - Small clear D-Rib

Wing - Yearling elk, natural or dyed dun

Hackle - Grizzly 

Indicator - McFlyfoam* in your choice of bright colors

Thorax - Black superfine dubbing

*I substituted Antron yarn for the McFlyfoam

Tying the Clown Shoe Caddis - Fly Fisherman

CDC & Elk

CDC & Elk

Hans Weilenmann

Hook - Mustad 94845 or equivalent

Thread - Brown or tan

Body - CDC feather

Wing - Elk or deer hair

Sweet Loretta

Sweet Loretta

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Fluorescent fire orange yarn or marabou, tied short

Body - Black wool. Body should be fat and shaggy

Hackle - Black hen hackle

Author's Note

Jimmy Hunnicutt originated this pattern.

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

Salmon River Seducer

Salmon River Seducer

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Fluorescent green

Tail - Fluorescent chartreuse marabou, with a few strands of pearl flashabou accent or krystal flash

Body - Fluorescent green chenille

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body, with an over wing of fluorescent chartreuse marabou mixed with a few strands of pearl flashabou accent or krystal flash

Collar - White hen hackle

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

Melvin Bay

Melvin Bay

New England Streamer

Jim Warner

(Shown wet)

Hook - Mustad 94720 or equivalent 9X long hook

Thread - Black

Body - Silver oval tinsel

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Sparse yellow bucktail over which sparse red bucktail (or mixed) over which blue dun marabou feather topped with peacock herl

Throat - Red hackle fibers

Eyes - Painted black over white

Irish Buck

Irish Buck

Streamer

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Green hackle tips

Ribbing - Gold oval tinsel

Body - Green floss

Wing - Green over white bucktail

UV Resin coated head

Flies - J Edson Leonard

Dambuster

Dambuster

Hook Mustad 9671 or equivalent, size 8-12

Thread - Black

Tag - Fluorescent wool or antron yarn

Body - Peacock herl

Mid hackle – Brown rooster

Thorax - Peacock herl

Front hackle – Brown rooster

Easy Hex

Easy Hex

Hook - Mustad 94840, 94833 or equivalent, size 2-6

Thread - Yellow

Tail - Two stripped ginger hackle stems, tied long

Body - Light brown & yellow dubbing, mixed

Hackle - Two ginger and one grizzly

Fly Patterns (michigandryflies.net)

Cramer

Cramer

Hook - Daiichi 1190 or equivalent, size 10-12

Thread - Black

Tail - Deer hair

Wings - Deer hair, upright and divided

Body - Yellow wool or dubbing

Fly Patterns (michigandryflies.net)

Emerson Hough Bucktail

Emerson Hough Bucktail

Bass Fly

Hook - Mustad 9671, size 10

Thread - Black

Tail - Brown bucktail hair

Body - Deer hair spun and clipped to shape

Wing: Dark brown bucktail tied in at a 40-degree angle

Fly Anglers Online

Peaking Caddis

Peaking Caddis - Peeping Caddis - Cased Caddis

Hook - Mustad 9671, size 10

Bead - Gold tungsten

Weight - Lead free wire

Thread - Brown

Peaking caddis - Burnt chartreuse yarn

Legs - Partridge

Case - Dark hare's ear dubbing brush