Trout Fin Sakasa Kebari

Trout Fin Sakasa Kebari

Hook - Mustad C49S, size 10 

Thread - Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk Thread, color black 

Hackle - Hungarian partridge

Body - Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk Thread, color hot orange, white and black

*I used Veevus thread

Author's Note

Notes (Kuhlow): This pattern was one of the first sakasa kebari variants I ever tied.  I based it on the classic wet fly known as the Trout Fin.  That fly was originally tied to simulate a brook trout fin which was intended to produce an aggressive territorial strike from another brookie. The contrasting colors also increase the visibility of the fly.

Tenkara Kebari: Traditional & Kebari-Inspired Trout Patterns - David Dirks

Lake Wobegon Special

Lake Wobegon Special

Hook – Mustad 9671 or equivalent, size 8

Thread - Black

Tail - Red Hackle Fibers

Ribbing – Gold tinsel

Body - Vicuña Dubbing, Tan

Throat - Red Hackle Fibers

Wing - Teal Flank (or Mallard)

Cheeks - Jungle Cock

 

The Lake Wobegon Special | Tenkara Talk

Japanese Lantern

Japanese Lantern

Jason Klass Originator

Hook - Firehole Sticks 316 or equivalent, size 12 (I used Mustad C49S)

Head - 2 Small Crystal Pearl Glass Beads

Thread - Black (Unlit) or White (Lit)

Ribbing - Small Copper Wire, Silver (Unlit), Black (Lit)

Body - Thread

Hackle - Pheasant, India Hen, or Partridge

From the Originator

My original Japanese Lantern used pearlescent Mylar for the head, but I recently updated it to use two glass beads instead. That little extra weight makes it sink faster, yet it’s not so heavy (like a tungsten bead) to be a struggle to cast with a tenkara rod. I tie them in two versions: light and dark (which I call “lit” and “unlit”) for differing water visibility and substrate color. This is a very versatile pattern and I have success with it both in dead drifts and downstream.

4th of July - Soft Hackle

4th of July

Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - White & black

Ribbing - White uni stretch

Body - Red uni stretch

Collar - Blue hen hackle

4th of July - New England Style Streamer

 4th of July

New England Style Streamer

Hook - Mustad 3665A or equivalent

Thread - White and black

Ribbing - Blue and red wire

Body - White uni stretch

Throat - Blue bucktail

Wing - Red bucktail

Eyes - Painted black over white

4th of July - Winged Wet Fly

4th of July

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - White & black

Ribbing - Blue & red wire

Body - White uni stretch

Throat - Blue hen hackle

Wing - Red calf tail

North Branch Drake

North Branch Drake

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent, size 14-18 

Thread - Black

Body - Deer body hair, tied over hook shank, extended past the bend of the hook. 

Tail - Deer body hair (extended from the body), tied tight at the bend of the hook, so that it flares to become the tail. 

Ribbing - Black thread, crisscrossed 

Wings - Deer hair, tied down over wing, trude style

Hackle - Grizzly 

Tying Tips: Body and tail from the same piece of Deer Hair 

Fishing Tips: Works well as an attractor when no hatches are on. Also works well as 

 a tiny caddis or midge. 

Hank Vesey is from Flint, Michigan and used to teach Fly Tying at Mott Community College, many years ago. There are other patterns with the same name. This pattern dates to the late 1950’s or early 1960’s

Tungsten Bruised PMD Nymph

Tungsten Bruised PMD Nymph

Hook – Sprite S2499 or equivalent, size 14-20

Bead - Black or black nickel tungsten, sized to match hook

Thread - Yellow or brown

Tail - Brown Coq de Leon or brown hackle fibers

Abdomen - Brown micro tubing*

Wing case/Legs - Black or Brown Fluoro Fiber**

Thorax - Yellow Ice Dub

*I have never caught a fish with a fly that uses tubing for the body. I used brown uni-flexx

**Having no fluoro fiber material, I used black antron yarn

Wired-in Split Case PMD

Wired-in Split Case PMD

Hook – Sprite S2499, size 16-20

Thread - Brown

Weight - 0.010-inch diameter lead/lead free wire

Tail - Pheasant-tail-like colored guard hairs from an animal fur patch.

Ribbing – Copper wire

Abdomen - Pheasant tail fibers

Split case wire - Single strand of UTC Ultra-wire brand in small to BR size (wire diameter decreases with hook size) in the fluorescent/hot yellow or fluorescent orange color

Wing case – Dark butt ends of PT fibers to give the impression of the dark wing pads on a near-emergence PMD nymph.

Thorax - Ice dub, pheasant tail color. Pick out to simulate legs

(450) Wired-in Split Case PMD: a simple way to tie a slim, yet weighted, split-case pale-morning-dun - YouTube

Cow Dung Variant

Cow Dung Variant

Hook - Sprite S2499 or equivalent, size 14-18

Bead - Black brass or tungsten

Thread - Olive

Ribbing - Red wire

Body - Tying thread or olive uni stretch

Thorax - Synthetic peacock dubbing

Hackle - Brown hen

Dr Eric Pettine Originator

Colorado Guide Flies - Pat Dorsey

Poacher

Poacher

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Reddish pheasant breast feather fibers

Tag/butt - Orange thread

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Brown hen

Mysid

Mysid

Roderick Haig-Brown 

Steelhead and Other Anadromous Species

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent, size 10-14

Thread - Black

Tag - Orange silk

Tail - 5 tippet fibers

Body - Silver tinsel

Throat - Blue hackle to hook bend

Wing - Barred wood duck flank

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Parasol Emerger

 

Parasol Emerger

Parasol

White Hi-Vis fibers or your favorite synthetic parachute post material

12-pound monofilament

Fly

Hook - Sprite S2499 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - White Hi-Vis fibers

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Tying thread

Wing - White Hi-Vis fibers

Thorax - Black dubbing

Obviously, you creates the parasol post first, tie onto the hook shank and then finish tying the fly.

See YouTube for various videos.

You can use your favorite nymph or emerger fly under the parasol.

Cheesman Emerger

Cheesman Emerger

Hook - Sprite S2499 or equivalent

Bead - Black brass or tungsten

Thread - Olive

Tail/back - Olive krystal flash

Body - Tying thread

Wing - White uni stretch

Thorax - Synthetic peacock dubbing

Union Jack

Union Jack

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle Fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - White calf tail

Collar - Blue hen hackle

Net Builder Caddis

Net Builder Caddis

Hook - Sprite S2499 or equivalent

Weight - Lead free wire

Thread - Black

Tail - White uni stretch or z-lon

Ribbing - Monofilament

Casing - Magic foil, thin skin or a strip of clear zip lock bag

Body - Olive dubbing

Legs - Black ostrich herl

Pazooka

Pazooka 

Len Phillips Originator

Caddis Imitation

Hook - Mustad 94840, size 6-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet fibers

Rib - Orange floss

Body - Green wool

Wing - Golden pheasant tippet fibers

Collar - Pheasant rump feather

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

AD (After Dark) Caddis Emerger

AD (After Dark) Caddis Emerger 

Wayne Phillips Originator

Hook - Tiemco 100BL or equivalent, size 12-16.

Thread - Olive

Tail - Olive Z-Lon tied on as a shuck

Back - Tan closed cell foam strip

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Chartreuse woven Antron, fray after tying in

Beard - (Optional) Olive grizzly hackle

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Killer Bug

Killer Bug

Frank Sawyer Originator

Hook - Mustad 33399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Copper wire

Body - Chadwick 477 yarn*

*Chadwick 477 is as scarce as a unicorn but can sometimes be found on Ebay for outrageous prices $$$

An acceptable alternative is Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine Yarn - 1214 Steel Cut Oats which is what I used but this seems to also have been discontinued. 

However, if you do a Google search for Chadwick 477, you'll find a few acceptable substitutes.

Chadwick 477

Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine Yarn - 1214 Steel Cut Oats

Here is an excellent forum topic on Chadwick 477 Yarn with multiple substitutions

Chadwick's 477 -- a better substitute - The Classic Fly Rod Forum

Whichever yarn you choose the fish won't even know the difference.

Scraggly

Scraggly

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent, size 12-18

Thread - Black

Palmer rib - Grizzly hackle palmered through body and trimmed for a stubby or scraggly effect 

Body - Peacock herl 

Legs - Light brown hen hackle wound as a wet fly collar

Basically, a Griffiths Gnat Soft Hackle Pattern

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser