Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

Hook - Curved

Bead - White brass or tungsten

Thread - White

Ribbing - Red wire

Body - Anti static bag strip

Hot spot - Orange/rust color marker 

BC Flyguys

Rusty Nail

Rusty Nail

John Kent

Hook - Curved

Bead - Copper colored brass or tung 

Thread - Wine/red 

Breathers - Midge Gill yarn 

Rib - Wine/red wire

Body - Mirage tinsel

Variation

Hook - Curved

Bead - White brass or tungsten

Thread - Wine/red 

Rib - Wine/red wire

Body - Mirage tinsel

Piscator Flies

GMC

GMC

Gun Metal Chironomid

Hook - Curved

Bead - Black nickel brass or tungsten

Thread - Black

Breathers - White uni stretch

Ribbing - Red wire

Body - Gun metal flashabou #6916 

BC Flyguys

Copper N Asb

Copper and ASB

Anti-Static Bag

Hook - Curved

Bead - Copper brass or tungsten

Thread - White

Breathers - White uni stretch

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Tying thread and a strip of anti-static bag

Hot spots - Red or orange marker

BC Flyguys

Hog Magnet

Hog Magnet

Chironomid 

John Kent 

Hook - Curved

Bead - Red (glass, brass or tungsten)

Thread - Red

Ribbing - Red wire

Back - Red holographic tinsel

Body - Silver laser tinsel or holographic

The Naked Line BC

General Hooker

General Hooker

Hook - Mustad Heritage

Thread - White under body; black head

Tip - Gold tinsel

Ribbing - Green silk

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Dark slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Fitzmaurice

Fitzmaurice

Hook - Mustad Heritage

Thread - Black

Tail - Peacock sword

Tip - Black chenille*

Body - Crimson chenille 

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - Brown mallard

Trout - Ray Bergman

Don Bastian Notes

*The tip on the Fitzmaurice is listed in Trout as black chenille but is specifically illustrated as a butt at the end of the body at the base of the tail.

 

Lioness

Lioness

Terry Maunsell

Hook - Mustad Heritage, size 6

Thread - Black

Tail - Mixed red and yellow hackle fibers

Body - Black chenille

Throat - Mixed red and yellow hackle fibers

Wing - White goose

Fly Patterns of British Columbia - Arthur James Lingren

Nation's Green Sedge

Nation's Green Sedge

Bill Nation

Hook - Mustad Heritage, size 6

Thread - Black

Tail - Red swan (I used red goose)

Body - Green seal's fur

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Wing - Mallard or teal flank

Collar - Badger hackle

Fly Patterns of British Columbia - Arthur James Lingren

"Nation's Green Sedge (Caddis) - Fly Angler's OnLine Volumn 10 week 18 (flyanglersonline.com)

Olive Spinner

Olive Spinner

Tail - Dun Microfibbets

Body - Synthetic Quill Body Wrap - Blue Winged Olive

Spent Wing - Light Dun Hi-Vis

Thorax - Super Fine Waterproof Dry Fly Dubbing - Blue Wing Olive

Alfalfa

Alfalfa

Body - Dark claret floss

Hackle - Black hen

Wing - Gray mallard

Alfalfa (fabri-mouches.ca)

Golden Spinner

Golden Spinner

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body; Black head

Tip - Peacock herl

Body - Pale yellow floss

Hackle - Brown

Wings - Light slate duck or goose quill segments

Trout - Ray Bergman

Golden Spinner

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under floss body; Black head

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Brown

Wings - Light slate duck or goose quill segments

Amateur Tyers Fly Dictionary - J E Wilmarth

Laramie

Laramie

Tip - Silver tinsel

Tail - Claret 

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Claret wool

Hackle - Black

Wing - Dark slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

R B Caddis

R B Caddis

Ray Bergman

Tail & Feelers - Peacock herl

Tip - Black chenille or ostrich tag

Body - White or light gray chenille

Trout - Ray Bergman

Alexandra Variation

Alexandra Variation

Tail - Yellow duck or goose quill

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Black

Wing - Peacock sword

Cheeks - Yellow duck or goose quill

From an internet video

Woppinger

Woppinger

Tail - Blue-gray

Body - Gray silk floss

Hackle - Dark grizzly tied palmer

Wings - Slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Ingersol

Ingersol

Tail – Pheasant

Ribbing – Gold tinsel

Body - Orange chenille

Hackle – Brown

Wing – Brown mottled turkey

Trout – Ray Bergman

Hunt Fly

Hunt Fly

Ribbing - Yellow silk

Body - Green floss

Hackle - Brown hen

Wing - Cinnamon

Hunt Fly (fabri-mouches.ca)

Henshall

Henshall

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword

Ribbing - White floss

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Grizzly

Wing - Light gray turkey

Trout - Ray Bergman 

Mealy Moth

Mealy Moth

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Light gray wool

Hackle - White

Wing - White

Trout - Ray Bergman