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Black Goldfinch
Atlantic Salmon
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel and orange floss
Tail - Red and yellow hackle barbs mixed
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Dyed blue guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Dyed orange gray squirrel tail tied low over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art – Terry Hellekson
Scottp
Legend
Loch Ordie Muddler (variation)
Basic buggy colors here; endless possibilities. Hackles tip-tied at rear, folded, wrapped forward.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tag - medium tinsel opal
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
body hackles - brown/grizzly
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Basic buggy colors here; endless possibilities. Hackles tip-tied at rear, folded, wrapped forward.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tag - medium tinsel opal
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
body hackles - brown/grizzly
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
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Black Monarch
Atlantic Salmon
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tag - Short strand of black floss
Butt - White ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Badger tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Two strands of yellow floss tied over the body, with an over wing of gray squirrel tail tied low over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
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Ches's Black Fly
Salmon Fly
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Cream hackle barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Black moose hair tied thick and flared over the body
Ches Traverse of Corner Brook, Newfoundland, originated this pattern in 1970
Dark Mystery
Salmon Fly
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval gold tinsel and fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Blue dun hackle barbs
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Brown floss
Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat. The guinea fowl barbs are usually kept sparse (only six barbs) and separated with three barbs pulled to each side
Wing - Red and orange bucktail mixed and tied low over the body, with an over wing of red pine squirrel tail
Fish Flies - The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Scottp
Legend
Fiery Brown Octopus
Notional; color scheme losely based on George Barron’s Bumble.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tail - yarn sunburst
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub rust/fiery brown (2Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Tan, 1/4 Tsp Rit Purple/4 cups water)
body hackles - fiery brown/golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel/2 cups water)
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather dyed fiery brown
2nd shoulder - bleached pheasant rump dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
Notional; color scheme losely based on George Barron’s Bumble.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tail - yarn sunburst
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub rust/fiery brown (2Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Tan, 1/4 Tsp Rit Purple/4 cups water)
body hackles - fiery brown/golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel/2 cups water)
1st shoulder - golden pheasant body feather dyed fiery brown
2nd shoulder - bleached pheasant rump dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
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playing around with some stuff the SRC beach box.
Working on getting better with mallard. Still got some work to do.
SF
Working on getting better with mallard. Still got some work to do.
SF
Scottp
Legend
Loch Ordie Muddler (variation) II
Exaggerated the shoulder a bit on this one.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tag - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
body hackle - ginger/brown
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Exaggerated the shoulder a bit on this one.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 fire orange
tag - Orvis Saltwater thread fluoro orange/resin
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
body hackle - ginger/brown
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Jordan Special
Salmon Fly
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tip - Fluorescent red yarn
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Rear half, light orange floss; the front half, black floss
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied low over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
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Jordan Special
Salmon Fly
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tip - Fluorescent red yarn
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Rear half, light orange floss; the front half, black floss
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied low over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Chiquita
Steelhead Fly
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, or DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Fluorescent red
Tail - White marabou, with a small bunch of fluorescent yellow marabou tied on top
Body - Copper wire
Hackle - Small bunch of fluorescent yellow marabou tied in at the throat
Wing - Fluorescent yellow marabou
Topping - Small bunch of red Flashabou Accent
Darwin Atkin of Porterville, California, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Playing around with some double hackle bodies. I used to catch a lot of fish in lakes with this type of pattern.
Will see if salty cutts like them.
SF
Will see if salty cutts like them.
SF
Very nice! What are those white hackle feathers with black tips?
