Sheenan
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Tip - Pink chenille tag
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Black
Wing - Gray mallard
Trout - Ray Bergman
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Sheenan
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Tip - Pink chenille tag
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Black
Wing - Gray mallard
Trout - Ray Bergman
Gold Demon
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Orange
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Body - Oval gold tinsel
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body
This fly was probably brought into the United States from New Zealand during the 1930s.
Jim Pray is largely responsible for popularizing it out of his little shop in Eureka, California.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Paris Hilton
Hook - Single salmon or Alec Jackson Silver #5
Thread - Black
Tail - Turquoise hackle
Tag - Orange or copper tinsel
Ribbing - Silver wire
Body - Black ice dubbing
Throat - Guinea hackle
Wing - Grizzly hackle tips
Topping - Pearl krystal flash
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Spundun Jingler
I usually cut the underside of the collar flush with the body but I’ll leave it full here and see how it handles on the water.
hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - UTC 140 tan
tail - deer hair
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear tan
hackle - ginger
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
I usually cut the underside of the collar flush with the body but I’ll leave it full here and see how it handles on the water.
hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - UTC 140 tan
tail - deer hair
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear tan
hackle - ginger
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Basically a variation of a @Tom Butler SSL (stupid stocker leech). I’ll stop tying them when they stop working.
Hot Shot
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent fire orange
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent fire orange chenille
Hackle: Fluorescent fire orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White bucktail tied over the body
Al Knudson of Everett, Washington, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Hot Orange Champ
Hooks - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent fire orange
Tail - Six strands of fluorescent fire orange floss
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with fluorescent fire orange lamb's wool
Wing - Six strands of fluorescent fire orange floss
Al Knudson of Everett, Washington, originated this fly.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Helleckson
Those look great. Happy to hear they work for you too.
While we're sharing some love, thanks for introducing me to flies like the crippler, these have been good. I wish I had more time and more materials to try more.Spundun Jingler
I usually cut the underside of the collar flush with the body but I’ll leave it full here and see how it handles on the water.
hook - WFC Model 3 #10
thread - UTC 140 tan
tail - deer hair
rib - small wire gold
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear tan
hackle - ginger
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
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Tom,
We can both thank Rob Denson for the neat idea/design; glad you like them.
Regards,
Scott
I’m backpacking into one of my favorite drainages in 10 days and will probably be doing a lot of dry/dropper until I get things figured out, so tying a bunch of (lightly) weighted and weightless flies to hang off the back of chubbies, stimmies, hippie stompers etc.
Kaleidoscope
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent red
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Body - Dyed purple monofilament* over a tapered underbody of purple floss
Wing - Small bunch of pearl Flashabou Accent tied over the body, with an over wing of white calf tail
Topping - Small bunch of purple Flashabou Accent
Hackle - Purple tied on as a collar and tied back
Head - Fluorescent red
Walt Balek of Spokane, Washington, originated this pattern.
*I used clear v-rib over purple floss
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Light and dark hare's ears in sz. 10 w/ 4mm beads.
Cowlitz Bottomfeeder
Life of the Party
Easy Callabeatis from the Fly Fish Food website
Hook Tiemco 900 BL
Bead- 7/64 copper
Wire- Wapsi small copper
Tail- Hungarian partridge
Dubbing-Hare’s Ear
Thorax- Brown ice dub brushed over the body
Hackle- Hungarian partridge
Hook Tiemco 900 BL
Bead- 7/64 copper
Wire- Wapsi small copper
Tail- Hungarian partridge
Dubbing-Hare’s Ear
Thorax- Brown ice dub brushed over the body
Hackle- Hungarian partridge
This is really close to a pattern I use on a hex hatch near me and it's one of the more productive hex patterns I use.For an upcoming trout trip. Super simple golden stone. Water will still be a bit high and fast so no need for a ton of detail. At least that is what it tell myself because I suck at tying dries. Even large ones.
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The assembly line begins. Almost coho time…
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Steelhead
One of my new favorites. I just use red fox because I don’t have a song dog .
For an upcoming trout trip. Super simple golden stone. Water will still be a bit high and fast so no need for a ton of detail. At least that is what it tell myself because I suck at tying dries. Even large ones
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The assembly line begins. Almost coho time…
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First 25 done. Some of the next 25 will incorporate glow in the dark materials and will be tied in different colors. Then some other patterns. I should have started tying for coho months ago…
