Doc Spratley Nymph

Doc Spratley Nymph

Hooks - MUSC53S, TMC200R, DIA 1270 or equivalent, sizes 6-12

Thread - Black

Tail - Barred teal barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel or wire over abdomen only

Abdomen - Dubbed with black lamb's wool

Wing case - Ringneck pheasant tail feather barbs tied over the thorax

Thorax - Dubbed with black lamb's wool

Legs - Barred teal barbs tied divided beard-style

Author states “This pattern was adapted from the Doctor Spratley steelhead/wet fly.”

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

Romy's Buzzer

Romy's Buzzer

Hook - Sprite S2499 or equivalent

Thread - Beige/tan

Tag - Glo-Brite #4

Butt - Glo-Brite #12

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Hends Shellback 02 transparent (I used opal mirage tinsel)

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Poorman

Poorman

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Body - Brown olive wool

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Tan mottled turkey

Trout - Ray Bergman

Vamp

Vamp

Streamer

Hook - Mustad 3665A or equivalent

Thread - White under the body, black head

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Black forked fibers

Body - White uni yarn

Wing - Cream neck hackles or bucktail

Collar - Badger

UV Resin coated head

Flies - J Edson Leonard

Yerxa Bucktail

Yerxa Bucktail 

Trout Streamer

Hooks - DA12370, DA12340, or TMC300, sizes 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with yellow lamb's wool

Throat - Yellow hackle barbs

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute

Jack Yerxa of Square Lake, Maine, originated this pattern.

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Ida May

Ida May

Hooks - MUSR72, TMC5262, or DAI1710 or equivalent, sizes 6-12

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed dark green grizzly hen hackle barbs

Ribbing: Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine gold wire

Body - Dubbed with black rabbit fur

Legs - Dyed dark green grizzly hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back

Charlie Brooks originated this pattern.

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White Water

White Water

Hooks - MUS9672, TMC9395, or DA12220 or equivalent, sizes 4-8

Thread - Black

Tag - Red yarn

Butt: Dubbed with black lamb's wool

Body - Flat silver tinsel with a peacock herl joint tied in at the front

Throat - Black hackle barbs tied long

Wing - Natural brown bucktail tied over the body 

Eyes - Painted black over white

Herbert Howard of New Rochelle, New York, originated this pattern.

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

Chief Fat Dog

Chief Fat Dog 

Hook - Any brand straight eye style

Thread - White

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Silver Flashabou Accent tied over the body, with an over wing of purple bucktail

Throat - Fluorescent fire orange bucktail tied in at the throat

Head - Pearlescent blue (I used Glo Brite #14

This pattern was originated for freshwater coho and is thought to have come from Bristol Bay Lodge.

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Lindgren's Wood Duck Nymph

Lindgren's Wood Duck Nymph 

Hooks - MUS3906, TMC3761 or DA11560 or equivalent, sizes 12-18

Thread - Brown

Tail - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs 

Ribbing - Fine gold wire 

Abdomen - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs wrapped in a thin taper

Thorax - Black ostrich herl

Legs - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs tied divided beard-style

Ira Lindgren Originator

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Lindgren's Yellow Nymph

Lindgren's Yellow Nymph 

Hooks - MUS3906, TMC3769 or DAI1190, sizes 12-18

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hen hackle barbs

Ribbing - Fine gold wire

Body - Dubbed with yellow marabou

Legs - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and trimmed off on top and bottom

Ira Lindgren Originator

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Lindgren's Olive Nymph

Lindgren's Olive Nymph 

Hooks - MUS3906B, TMC3761 or DAI 1560 or equivalent, sizes 10-18

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hen hackle barbs

Ribbing - Fine gold wire

Abdomen - Dubbed with olive marabou

Thorax - Peacock herl

Legs - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and trimmed off on top and bottom

Ira Lindgren Originator

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

Lindgren's Inch Worm

Lindgren's Inch Worm 

Hooks - MUS3906B, TMC3761, DAI 1560 or equivalent, sizes 10-14

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hen hackle barbs

Ribbing - Black ostrich herl wrapped close. Fine gold/silver wire is reverse wrapped over the ostrich

Body - Dubbed with dyed insect-green rabbit fur

Head - Black ostrich herl

Ira Lindgren Originator

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

Lindgren's Dark Nymph

Lindgren's Dark Nymph 

Hooks - TMC3761, DAI1560 or equivalent, sizes 12-16

Weight - Lead free wire (optional)

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hen hackle barbs 

Ribbing - Heavy yellow thread over abdomen only 

Abdomen - Dubbed with black rabbit fur 

Thorax - Peacock herl 

Legs - Black hen hackle barbs tied beard-style

Ira Lindgren Originator

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Dorato's Hare's Ear Nymph

Dorato's Hare's Ear Nymph

Hooks - TMC3769, DAI1550 or equivalent, sizes 8-14

Weight - Lead free wire (optional)

Thread - Brown

Tail - Grizzly hackle barbs

Body - Dubbed with hare's mask fur

Legs - Grizzly hackle barbs tied in as a beard

Wing case - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs tied in at the head and extending over the thorax

Bill Dorato originated this pattern.

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

Ginger Quill Emerger

Ginger Quill Emerger 

Hooks - TMC3769, DAI 1550 or equivalent, sizes 12-18 

Thread - Tan

Tail - Ginger hackle barbs

Ribbing - Fine gold wire reverse wrapped

Body - Light stripped peacock quill

Legs - Ginger hackle barbs tied beard-style 

Budding Wing case - Small loop of light brown poly yarn

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

Feather Duster Nymph

Feather Duster Nymph

Hooks - MUSR72, TMC5262, DAI1710 or equivalent, sizes 8-12

Thread - Brown

Tail - Barred imitation lemon wood duck barbs

Ribbing - Fine gold wire

Body - Brown ostrich herl

Wing case - Mottled brown Hungarian partridge barbs tied in at the head and extending over the thorax

Legs - Mottled brown Hungarian partridge barbs tied divided beard-style or collar

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

Elmo Nymph

Elmo Nymph

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

Thread - Brown

Tail - Dark ginger hackle barbs

Ribbing - Heavy brown thread

Shellback - Dyed brown turkey quill section

Body - Dubbed with pale yellow lamb's wool

Legs - Dyed brown speckled guinea fowl barbs

Elmo Nymph vs Tellico Nymph. Both are slightly different, but which one was first?

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Duster Nymph

Duster Nymph 

Hooks - TMC3769 or DAI1550 or equivalent, sizes 10-16

Thread - Black

Tail - Sparse black hen hackle barbs

Body - Three or four natural gray pieces of ostrich herl tied in by their tips. The ostrich is twisted around your tying thread and wrapped forward. Body should be plump and full. The back of the body is trimmed off to about one-eighth inch. 

Legs - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back. Hackle is trimmed off on top.

*Although the recipe mentions to trim the ostrich herl and hackle off of the top of the fly, I optioned to leave them untrimmed for more movement under water.

Doug Prince of Monterey, California, originated this pattern and it does well as a still-water water fly. Doug used the ostrich feather from a feather duster he had laying around, hence the name.

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

Turkey Nymph

Turkey Nymph

Hooks - TMC3761 or DAI1560 or equivalent, sizes 10-14

Weight - Lead free wire

Thread - Brown

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet fibers

Body - Dubbed muskrat fur

Wing case - Mottled brown turkey wing quill section tied in at the head and extending over the thorax

Legs - Brown hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back

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

Pellis Muskrat Nymph

Pellis Muskrat Nymph 

Hooks - TMC3761 or DAI1560 or equivalent, sizes 6-14.

Thread - Black

Tail - Brown hackle barbs

Ribbing - Brown hackle tied palmer-style over the body and then clipped short

Body - Dubbed muskrat fur

Legs - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back

Tom Pellis originated this pattern.

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