>>>What Are You Tying Today? Part V

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Welcome back Norm!

 

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Black Hole Caddis Emerger

Hook - Mustad C49S or equivalent, size 10-18
Weight - Lead free wire
Thread - Black
Rib - Copper wire
Abdomen - *Mylar tinsel
Thorax - Peacock herl
Hackle - Black hen or choice
Head - Black rabbit dubbing
*I used the orange side of peacock/orange tinsel

SOFT~HACKLE JOURNAL: Black Hole Caddis Emerger (soft-hacklejournal.blogspot.com)

 

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Welcome back Norm!

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Weezy's Weevil

Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent

Bead - Black or black nickel brass or tungsten

Thread - Olive

Tail - Pheasant tail fibers

Ribbing - Purple/wine color wire

Shell back - Pearl tinsel

Body - Pink/shrimp pink ice dubbing

Wing case - Pearl tinsel

Thorax - Purple ice dubbing

Legs - Gray goose or turkey biots

Fly Fusion Magazine Article

 

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Rolled Muddler

Bead - Gold

Tail - Mallard flank dyed wood duck color

Body - Gold braid

Wing - Deer hair over mallard flank dyed wood duck color over krystal flash

Head - Trimmed deer hair

 

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Henryville Special

Hook - Standard dry fly hook, sizes 12 to 20

Thread - Black

Rib - Grizzly hackle, palmered and trimmed on top

Body - Red floss

Underwing - Lemon wood duck fibers

Wing - Gray duck quill

Head Hackle - Dark ginger

Scott Cesari's Fly Tying - The Henryville Special, Original Version ("No Name") (scottcesariflytying.com)

Henryville Special, "Fly of the Week #184 - FAOL" (flyanglersonline.com)

1970s (fishandboat.com) click on Nov 1970 Page 8-19

1970s (fishandboat.com) click on 1971, Sept Page 22-23

Scott Cesari's Fly Tying - Chapter 3: Humble Hiram and the No Name Fly (scottcesariflytying.com)

 

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Champlain Special

Trolling Streamer

Hook - Mustad 9575. size 2-10

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Medium flat gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Throat - Red hackle fibers (Schlappen)

Wing - White bucktail, then yellow bucktail (both sparse), then topped with five or six strands of peacock herl

REMARKS: This pattern was rediscovered by Rodney Flagg in an old Outdoor Life magazine. It has proven to be one of his most successful streamers. It is also tied in tandem as a trolling streamer.

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

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

 

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Spitfire

Hook - Mustad 9672, size 4-10

Thread - Black

Tail - A section of dyed red goose quill fibers

Palmer ribbing - Brown hackle palmered through body

Body - Black chenille

Hackle - Guinea hen body feather wound as a wet fly collar

REMARKS: This Don Gapen pattern is now almost fifty years old. It is listed as a trout streamer pattern but would also easily pass as a wet fly.

Wooly Worm Variant

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

 

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Frank Smith Special

Hook - Mustad 9575, size 6-12

Thread - Black

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - White bucktail or calf tail

Wing - Natural brown calf tail over orange calf tail

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

 

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Ted's Yesterday

Originated by Ted Gerken of Iliamna, Alaska

Hook - Mustad 36890, 9575, size 3/0 to 6

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - White wool

Throat - Red calf tail

Wing - White calf tail fibers (to bend), over which two badger saddle hackles

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

 

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Maggot

Hook - Mustad 3906B, size 12-16

Thread - Black (White thread under the body)

Shell - Dark brown duck quill section over entire body*

Body - Light cream latex**

Hackle - Dark brown as a wet fly collar

Remarks: It is suggested that an under body of white floss or thread be wound forward before the latex; otherwise, the black thread may show through the body.

*I substituted black pheasant tail fibers. Note: This could be eliminated completely if desired

**I substituted cream colored wonder wrap (span flex) for the latex

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

 

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Philo Caddis Emerger

Jack Gartside

Hook - Curved caddis, size 12-20

Thread - To match or compliment body color

Rib - Pearl krystal flash

Body - Blend of squirrel, rabbit and basal fluff from a gamebird feather

Wing/thorax - Pheasant aftershaft feather (may be clipped on top)

Antennae - Two strands of barred wood duck flank, extending past the hook bend

Remarks: This effective design by Jack Gartside may more appropriately belong in the section on caddis pupae and larvae. However, because of its name, and its slightly different structure, it is listed here with other emergers.

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

 

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Orange Charm

Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tip - Fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Rib - Medium flat silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Throat - Orange hackle fibers, beard style

Wing - Red fox squirrel tail fibers

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

 

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Peacock & Partridge Flash-Back Spider

Soft Hackle Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Fluorescent green for the hot spot and then black

Hot Spot - Fluorescent green thread overcoated with uv resin

Flashback - Green side of green/orange tinsel

Ribbing - Green wire

Body - Peacock herl

Hackle - Hungarian partridge

 

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The McCullough - Summer

Steelhead Fly

Les Johnson

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip - Embossed silver or gold tinsel

Tag - Hot orange yarn or floss

Tail - Crest under hot orange hackle fibers

Butt - Peacock herl

Body - Embossed gold tinsel

Hackle - Orange

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

 

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The McCullough - Winter

Steelhead Fly

Les Johnson

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip - Embossed or oval silver tinsel

Tag - Hot orange yarn or floss

Tail - Crest under hot orange hackle fibers

Butt - Fl\lime green chenille

Body - Embossed gold tinsel

Hackle - Hot orange

Wing - Brown pheasant rump fibers

Cheeks - (Optional) Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

 

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Sam Slick

Winged Wet Fly

Hook – Mustad 3399 or equivalent, size 10-12

Thread – Black

Tail – Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – 1/3 yellow tinsel, 2/3 brown fur

Collar – Brown partridge

Wing – Brown partridge tail fibers

Two Hundred Popular Flies – Tom Stewart

 

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The Cutthroat Fly

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Hot orange

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Cinnamon/orange rabbit dubbing

Hackle - Brown hen followed by cree dry

 

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The Priest

Also known as Butcher Spider, Red Tailed Silver Spider and Silver Zulu

Soft Hackle Fly

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed red goose quill

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Black hen

Two Hundred Popular Flies - Tom Stewart

 

[McSneek]

Beautiful ties as always nfrechet. I am always curious. Do you tie one fly at a time to post on the web or are you tying multiples of each pattern? Your materials inventory must be incredible either way.