Rat
Roy Angus Thompson
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail*
Hackle - Grizzly
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
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Rat - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black seal's fur or equivalent
Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail*
Hackle - Grizzly
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
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Black Krystal Rat
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest dyed black**
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear 1/2 black krystal flash
Veiling - Black krystal flash over rear body
Body - Front 1/2 peacock herl
Wing - Black squirrel tail over 4 strands of black krystal flash
Hackle - Black
Head - Black ostrich herl
**I used black hackle fibers
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Rat - Blue
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Peacock sword fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear half is blue floss; front half is peacock herl
Veiling - Light blue floss over the rear body
Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail*
Hackle - Grizzly
Cheeks - Jungle cock with blue kingfisher over**
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
** I do not have kingfisher. Omitted
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Rat - Brown
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Barred wood duck
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Brown seal's fur or equivalent
Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail*
Hackle - Grizzly cock
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
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Cosseboom - Capelin Body
Earl Roberts
Body/Tail - Silver Mylar tubing,
Wing - Grey squirrel tail.
Hackle - Yellow hen
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Rat - Copper
Tag - Oval copper tinsel
Tail - Peacock sword fibers
Ribbing - Oval copper tinsel
Body - Flat copper tinsel
Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail*
Hackle - Grizzly
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
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Rat - Gold
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail*
Hackle - Grizzly
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
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Rat - Gray
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Gray seal's fur or equivalent
Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail*
Hackle - Grizzly
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
Rat - Green
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Peacock sword fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear half is green floss; front half is peacock herl
Veiling - A loose strand of green floss from the center of the body
Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail*
Hackle - Grizzly
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
Cosseboom - Moser River
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet - long
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Olive green floss
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Rat - Purple
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Peacock sword fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half is purple floss; front half is peacock herl
Veiling - A loose strand of purple floss from the center of the body
Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail*
Hackle - Grizzly
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
From an internet photo
Rat - Red
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Barred wood duck
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Red seal's fur or equivalent
Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail*
Hackle - Grizzly cock
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
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Rat - Rusty
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Peacock sword fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear half is rusty orange floss; front half is peacock herl
Veiling - A loose strand of rusty orange floss from the center of the body
Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail*
Hackle - Grizzly
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
Rat - Silver
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail*
Hackle - Grizzly
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
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Rat - White
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Peacock sword fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half white floss; front half peacock herl
Veiling - A loose strand of white floss from the center of the body
Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail*
Hackle - Grizzly
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
From an internet photo
King Rat
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Peacock sword over yellow floss
Body - Flat Silver Tinsel and peacock herl
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Wings mid body - Yellow floss
Wing - Gray squirrel tail (original tied with grey fox)
Hackle - Grizzly
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
Hairwing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom
Malinda Rat
Robert Lanzara
Tip - Flat holographic gold tinsel
Tail - Peacock Sword
Rib - Oval Silver Tinsel
Back ½ Body - ½ Fl. Green & ½ Fl. Fire Orange
Body Veil - 2 strands each Fl. Green & Fl. Fire Orange;
length to middle of tail
Front ½ Body - Peacock Herl
Wing - Grey Fox or gray squirrel tail*
Cheek - Jungle cock
Collar - Grizzly
*I substituted gray squirrel tail for gray fox
