>>>What Are You Tying Today? Part V

[Fredrick]

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What is this pattern called what is the recipe what fish do you use it to catch ?

 

[dudemanspecial]

Stocking up on good old hares ears.

 

[Dr.J 1952]

 

[Dr.J 1952]

Sorry but I couldn't figure out how to write a comment. These are articulated streamers. The first is a Rusty Trombone. The second is a rainbow trout imitation I'm going to try out on steelhead.

 

[nfrechet]

Island Full Steel Ahead

Steelhead Fly

Michael Garnier

Hook - Mustad 36890 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Blue floss or Golden pheasant crest dyed blue

Body - Blue floss

Rib - Round or oval gold tinsel and red micro chenille in back of the tinsel

Wing - White calf tail

Collar - Guinea followed by blue hackle

Fly Anglers OnLine

 

[dc410]

Size 14 Pheasant tail soft hackle. A confidence fly for me to be a part of my three fly wet fly rig in the Spring. Absolutely deadly fly when the bugs start moving and the fish are looking up and working the middle to top of the water column.

 

[nfrechet]

Chub

Steelhead

Larry Hicks of Tacoma, Washington, originated this pattern

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Red

Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel

Body - White yarn, with a fluorescent red strand of yarn up the belly

Hackle - White tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - White calf tail tied over the body

Topping - Small bunch of red Flashabou Accent (Krystal flash)

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

 

[nfrechet]

Clear Creek Special

Steelhead

Bill Kennerly of Happy Camp, California, originated this pattern for the Klamath River

Hooks - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle barbs

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - 1/3rd yellow floss; 1/3rd black floss and 1/3rd red floss

Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body

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

 

[nfrechet]

Patton

Winged Wet Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Brown floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Guinea

Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault

 

[nfrechet]

Donnelly's Coachman

Steelhead

Roy Donnelly originated this variation

Hooks - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip - Orange floss

Tail - Crimson red hackle barbs

Body - Peacock herl, red floss, peacock herl

Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - White over yellow bucktail

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

 

[nfrechet]

Caldwell

Steelhead

Louie Caldwell originated this pattern

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Fluorescent red

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Fluorescent red hackle barbs

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with florescent hot pink lamb's wool

Hackle - Fluorescent red

Wing - White over red bucktail

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

 

[nfrechet]

Blue Dun

Winged Wet Fly

Don Martinez originated this pattern and claimed the fly, when moving fast, would almost always bring fish to the landing net.

Hooks - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Gray

Tail - Blue dun hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with muskrat fur

Hackle - Blue dun tied on as a collar and tied back

Wings - Gray squirrel tail hair

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

 

[nfrechet]

Wyatt's Trude

Salmon/Stone Fly

Cliff Wyatt of Santa Monica, California, tied this pattern to simulate the stonefly hatches found on many western rivers.

Hook - Mustad 9671, sizes 4-8

Weight (Optional) - Lead free wire

Thread - Black

Tail - Speckled guinea fowl barbs

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange chenille

Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body

Hackle - Speckled guinea fowl tied on as a collar and tied back in front of the wing

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

 

[nfrechet]

Yorkshire Spider

Hooks - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Abdomen - Purple floss

Thorax - Dubbed with hare's mask fur

Hackle - Natural black hen hackle tied on as collar. Hackle should reach hook bend

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

 

[nfrechet]

Speckled Spider

Hooks - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Well-marked grizzly hackle stem wrapped over a tapered gray floss underbody

Reverse wrapped with fine silver wire

Hackle - Hungarian partridge tied on as a collar and tied back

*Add a drop of crazy to the under body prior to wrapping the hackle stem body for added durability.

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

 

[nfrechet]

Orphan

Steelhead Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Mallard flank fibers (or teal)

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Dark olive chenille

Hackle - Grizzly as a wet fly collar and pulled down

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

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

 

[bigjohn358]

Orphan

Steelhead Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Mallard flank fibers (or teal)

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Dark olive chenille

Hackle - Grizzly as a wet fly collar and pulled down

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

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

Do you just tie up one of each of these patterns you keep posting for like a collection? They are nearly perfect looking.

 

[nfrechet]

one each

 

[bigjohn358]

one each

Do you have them stored in fly boxes or like on desplay somewhere? If they are in boxes I'd love to see a photo of your boxes.

 

[nfrechet]

each fly is stored put in a 2x3 zip lock bag with a toe tag of the fly name inside

then each packaged fly goes in a larger zip lock bag and stored in a sterilite plastic shoe box