Friday, November 21, 2025

Gray Gnat


Gray Gnat

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Body - Rabbits fur

Hackle - Light gray

Wing - Slate  duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Monday, November 10, 2025

F Fly

F Fly

Hook - Dry fly style

Thread - Your choice of color

Body - Tying thread

Wing - Dun CDC feathers

May also tied with sparse dubbing body

Marjan Fratnik Originator

https://midcurrent.com/videos/how-to-tie-the-f-fly/

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Old Judge


Old Judge

Tail - Brown Hackle

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Orange

Wing - Brown turkey, red, blue, yellow goose shoulder fibers, married

Author's Note

Also made gold tinsel body, yellow hackle down body, white hackle at shoulder, yellow and white tail, white wings with yellow strips over, and jungle up sides.

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Olive Gnat


Olive Gnat

Tip - Gold tinsel

Body - Olive green dubbing or floss

Hackle - Brown or furnace

Wing - Green duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Friday, October 17, 2025

Gray Alder

Gray Alder 

Tip - Gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Black

Wing - Slate

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Willmarth

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Sunset


Sunset

Hook - Standard wet fly style

Thread - Black

Tip - Green chenille

Body - Yellow chenille

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - White duck or goose quill segments

How To Tie Flies - E C Gregg

Ross McKinney

Ross McKinney

Hook - Standard wet fly style

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Barred wood duck

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Brown wool

Wing - Red over white duck or goose quill segments

Cheek - Jungle fowl

Can also be tied with red over white bucktail for the wing

How To Tie Flies - E C Gregg

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Golden Dustman


Golden Dustman

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Body - Bronze peacock herl*

Hackle - Golden yellow

Wings - Bronze wild turkey

Book of the Black Bass - J A Henshall

*As scarce as a pink unicorn 😁

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Lachene


Lachene

Tail - Gray mallard dyed yellow

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Embossed silver tinsel & black chenille

Hackle - Dark claret

Wing - Amherst pheasant

Trout - Ray Bergman

Friday, September 12, 2025

Holberton



Holberton

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - (Bottom to top) Barred Mandarin, yellow, crimson, (married), peacock sword 

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Rear ½ orange floss, front ½ peacock herl

Hackle - Crimson

Wing - (Bottom to top) Yellow, crimson, barred mandarin (married), peacock sword

Trout - Ray Bergman



Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Cupsuptic

Cupsuptic

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Hackle - Scarlet tied palmer

Body - Silver tinsel

Wing - Brown mottled turkey with narrow stripe of guinea fowl over

Head - Peacock herl *

Trout - Ray Bergman

Don Bastion Note

* The peacock herl head is visible on the color plate fly but is not listed as a fly component in the written recipe.

Sunday, September 7, 2025

Down Looker


Down Looker

Tip - Orange floss

Tail - Brown mallard

Hackle - Brown tied palmer

Body - Brown floss

Wing - Brown mallard

Trout - Ray Bergman

Friday, September 5, 2025

Catskill


Catskill

Tail - Mandarin or dyed mallard

Hackle - Brown tied palmer

Body - Orange floss

Wing - Mandarin or dyed mallard

Trout - Ray Bergman

Fiery Brown

Fiery Brown

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Crimson duck or goose quill segments

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown duck or goose quill segments

Trout - Ray Bergman

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Irish Grouse


Irish Grouse

Hackle - Furnace tied palmer

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Orange floss

Wing - Peacock herl

Trout - Ray Bergman

Rich Widow


Rich Widow

Tip - Gold Tinsel

Tail - Yellow duck or goose quill segments

Hackle - Yellow tied palmer

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Light blue floss

Wing - Black duck or goose quill segments

Trout - Ray Bergman

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Tycoon


Tycoon

Tip - Scarlet floss

Tail - Scarlet over yellow duck or goose quill segmants

Hackle - Yellow tied palmer, claret shoulder

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Orange floss

Wing - Black over white over scarlet over white duck or goose quill segmants

Trout - Ray Bergman

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Michigan Stone II

Michigan Stone II

Hook - Mustad #94840 Size: 8-10

Thread - Tan, 6/0

Tail - Dark Elk Hair, tied short

Body - Tan fur or synthetic dubbing

Rib - Ginger hackle, trimmed short top and bottom

Wing - Natural Brown Bucktail, tied down over the body.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IIKsOlvldF64Hbrsczg8vWRK-Mt2TNjJ/view



Sunday, August 31, 2025

Wickham's Fancy

Wickham's Fancy

Tail - Brown hackle tips

Hackle - Brown tied palmer

Body - Gold tinsel

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Trout - Ray Bergman

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Caughlan

Caughlan

Tail - Gray mottled turkey

Hackle - Dark claret tied palmer

Body - Dark claret chenille or wool

Wing - Gray mottled turkey

Trout - Ray Bergman