Waters
Tag - Gold tinsel
Tail - Scarlet tuft
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Black or dark grizzly
Wing - Slate goose
Head - White ostrich herl
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Extended Body Grannom Caddis
Extended Body Grannom Caddis
Balloon Caddis Variant
Hook - Curved or straight shank
Thread - Gray
Body and Thorax Cover - Grey closed cell foam
Wing - Deer hair
Thorax - Grey dubbing
From a Davie McPhail Video
Monday, October 16, 2023
Soo Nipi
Soo Nipi
Hook - Mustad Heritage
Thread - Black
Tag - Gold tinsel
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Black silk floss
Hackle - Light blue
Wing - White
Trout - Ray Bergman
Lake Green
Lake Green
Hook - Mustad Heritage
Thread - white under floss body, black head
Ribbing - Insect green silk (floss)
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Light ginger
Wing - Teal
Trout - Ray Bergman
Kate
Kate
Hook - Mustad Heritage
Thread - White under body floss, black head
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Scarlet and yellow floss
Hackle - Black
Wing - Cinnamon "Orpington"
Trout - Ray Bergman
The color plate shows a gold tag, but it is not listed in the recipe
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Fish Hawk
Fish Hawk
Hook - Mustad Heritage
Thread - Black
Tail - Brown mottled turkey
Ribbing - Brown silk (floss) twisted into a rope
Body - Gold tinsel
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Brown mottled turkey, jungle eye
Trout - Ray Bergman
LA ET VOILÀ
LA ET VOILÀ
(There You Have) Google translation
Bernard Parisien
Rear Hook - Mustad Heritage S80, #6
Thread - Red
Ribbing - Silver tinsel
Body - Blue tinsel
Connecting wire - Beadalon .018 diameter
Front hook - Mustad 9672, #2
Thread - Red
Ribbing - Silver tinsel
Body - Blue tinsel
Belly - White bucktail over silver colored flashabou
Wing - Dark blue bucktail over strands of blue krystal flash
Topping - Peacock herl
Eyes - Painted black over white
Saturday, October 14, 2023
The Seductress
The Seductress
Hook - Single or double salmon
Thread - Black
Tip/tag - Oval gold tinsel and fluorescent green silk
Tail - Peacock sword
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Pale green krystal flash or substitute
Hackle - Dyed yellow guinea fowl or substitute*
Wing - Dyed yellow bucktail over dyed green bucktail
Over wing - Peacock herl
Cheek - Jungle cock
*All out of dyed yellow guinea fowl so I used yellow hen hackle
Friday, October 13, 2023
Golden Rod
Golden Rod
Tag - Gold tinsel
Tail - Scarlet fibers
Butt - Peacock herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body -- Orange seal’s fur or substitute
Hackle - Orange
Wing - A pair of Jungle cock body feather
Wet Flies - Ken Sawada
Golden Rod
Tip - None*
Tail - Crimson quill sections
Butt - Peacock herl*
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss
Hackle: Orange
Wing - Jungle cock eye
Don Bastian Note
*The peacock herl butt is listed under ‘tip’ in the written recipes. There is no tip on the Golden Rod but I believe the appearance of this fly could be enhanced by the addition of a gold tinsel tip.
Trout - Ray Bergman
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Silver Invicta
Silver Invicta
Hook - Mustad Heritage
Thread - Brown or black
Tail - Golden Pheasant Crest
Rib - Silver Wire
Body - Uni- Mylar Silver Body
Hackle - Natural Red (Brown) Cock
Throat - Blue Jay Fibers
Wing - Hen Pheasant Quill
From a Davie McPhail Video
Jock Scott
Jock Scott
Tail - Golden pheasant crest and short scarlet tuft
Ribbing - Silver tinsel
Body - Rear ½ yellow floss, front ½ black floss
Hackle - Guinea fowl fibers
Wing - Blue, yellow, scarlet, & white-tipped turkey – married; peacock sword topping, jungle cock eye
Trout - Ray Bergman
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
October Caddis Soft Hackle
October Caddis Soft Hackle
Hook - Curved
Bead - Black brass or tungsten
Thread - Orange
Body - Orange swannundaze or substitute
Thorax - Orange ice dubbing
Hackle - Black hen
Head - Black ice dubbing
Feted Green
Feted Green
Hook - Mustad heritage
Thread - Black
Tip - Crimson floss
Tail - Medium dark green
Body - Medium dark green floss
Hackle - Green
Wing - Medium dark green
Trout - Ray Bergman
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Silver Doctor
Silver Doctor
Hook - Mustad Heritage
Thread - Red
Tail - Duck or goose; yellow, blue, green & red – married
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Guinea fowl and blue
Wing - Duck or goose - brown, red, green blue, & yellow - married
How to Tie Flies - E C Gregg
Other Silver Doctors
Silver Doctor per Don Bastian Website
Tag - Red floss
Tail - Yellow, blue, green, red – married
Rib - Oval silver tinsel
Body: Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Mixed guinea fowl and blue
Wing - Married sections of duck quill: brown, guinea fowl, red, green blue, & yellow
Silver Doctor per Trout & Forgotten Flies
Tip – Scarlet floss and gold tinsel
Tail – Golden pheasant crest, dash of blue
Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel
Body – Silver tinsel
Hackle - Blue & Guinea
Wing – Brown turkey, teal, blue and yellow
Trout – Ray Bergman
Forgotten Flies – Schmookler and Sils
Silver Doctor From Flies for Trout
Hook - Wet style
Thread - Red
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest over which are a few barbs of blue kingfisher or similar
Butt - Red wool
Ribbing - Silver wire
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Pale blue followed by barbs of teal flank
Wing - Married strips of red, blue and yellow duck wing over which are strips of peacock wing or pheasant tail
Flies for Trout - Stewart & Allen
"Silver Doctor Wet Fly - Fly Angler's Online Volumn 12 week 8 (flyanglersonline.com)
Friday, October 6, 2023
Three Rivers
Three Rivers
Hook - Mustad Heritage
Thread - Black
Tip - Wide silver tinsel
Tail - Teal
Ribbing - Wide silver tinsel
Body - Claret wool
Hackle - Scarlet
Wing - Grizzly hackle, Jungle eye
Trout - Ray Bergman
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Big Lagoon
Big Lagoon
Hook - Mustad Heritage
Thread - White underbody, black head
Tail - Mix of red and yellow hackle fibers
Body - White silk floss or other material (uni stretch) built to a proper taper and covered with oval silver tinsel
Hackle - Optional - Sparse red and white tied under (bearded), and not wound on
Wing - White polar bear tied along the hook shank topped with crimson red bucktail or polar bear
Cheek - Jungle cock
Trout - Ray Bergman
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Griffen
Griffen
Hook - Mustad Heritage
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle
Hackle - Grizzly tied palmer, clipped or use a small sized hackle
Body - Peacock herl
Wing - Grizzly hackle fibers
Trout - Ray Bergman
Kinross
Kinross
Hook - Mustad Heritage
Thread - Black
Tail - Barred wood duck
Ribbing - Silver tinsel
Body - Olive floss
Hackle - Olive
Wing - Dark brown turkey
Trout - Ray Bergman
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Mighty Mite
Mighty Mite
Hook - Curved
Bead - Black or black nickel
Thread - Chartreuse
Ribbing - Fine red wire
Gills - Pearl white/white nail polish
Tie in a variety of colors.
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Liquid Lady
Liquid Lady
(Chaoborus Pupa)
Hook - Curved
Bead - Black nickel brass or tungsten
Thread - Light olive
Horns - Black krystal flash
Ribbing - Light olive or clear stretch tubing or v-rib
Body - Tying thread and chirony skin or clear tinsel
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