Friday, September 26, 2025

DeFeo's Black Diamond

DeFeo's Black Diamond 

Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black yarn

Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Red bucktail with an overwing of dyed black squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle fowl

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

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Aguanus


Aguanus

Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dark orange floss
First Wing - Small bunch of golden pheasant tippet barbs tied over the body, with an overwing of a dyed yellow hackle tip tied flat
First Hackle - Bright blue tied on as a collar and tied back
Second Wing - Small bunch of golden pheasant tippet barbs
Second Hackle - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back

Francois Barnard of Sept-Isle, Quebec, originated this pattern

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

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

The Springer


The Springer

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Green wool & peacock herl

Wing - Dyed green squirrel tail

Hackle - Yellow

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Autumn Twilight

Autumn Twilight

Tip – Oval gold tinsel
Ribbing – Oval Gold tinsel
Body – 50% purple uni stretch, 50% black uni stretch
Wing – Dyed black squirrel tail
Hackle – Kingfisher blue

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Spring Sunrise


Spring Sunrise

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Orange hackle

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange & black wool

Wing - Black bear or squirrel

Collar - Yellow and orange hackle

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The Prismatic


The Prismatic

Tag - Oval gold tinsrl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Purple wool & peacock herl

Wing - White hair

Collar - Orange & purple hackle

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Bird's Copper Stone


Bird’s Copper Stone

Cal Bird Originator

Tag - Copper wire
Body - Three strands of copper wire twisted together then wrapped forward
Collar - Brown hackle
Wing - Brown bucktail