East Branch
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black or red
Tip - Red floss
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Under wing - White bucktail
Over wing - Black bucktail
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual
Dodger
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red or black
Ribbing - Gold embossed tinsel
Body - Brown chenille
Hackle - Red
Wing - Pheasant tail fibers
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual
Californian
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Yellow or black
Tip - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Black and yellow hackle tips (1 of each color)
Ribbing - Black tying thread
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Yellow bucktail
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual
Buck Royal
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red or black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Red floss
Shoulder - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White bucktail
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual
Ace
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Blue floss
Hackle - Brown partridge
Wing - Amherst pheasant tippet
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual
Atherton Squirrel Tail
Hook – Single salmon
Thread – Black
Tag - Silver oval tinsel
Tail - Brown hackle fibers
Ribbing - Silver oval tinsel
Body - Black wool or seals fur
Throat - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Red or fox squirrel tail
Reference - Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux
As de Pique - Ace of Spades
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent green dubbing
Wing - Black squirrel tail over strands of dark
multi-colored flashabou
Throat - Sparse lemon yellow
Cheeks - Jungle cock
The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann
Ginger
Norm Frechette
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hen hackle
Body - Multicolored embossed tinsel
Hackle - Ginger hen
Wing - Mottled turkey
Purple & Gold
Norm Frechette
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Purple hen fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Purple embossed tinsel
Hackle - Purple hen
Turquoise Water
Norm Frechette
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Green and blue hackle fibers, mixed
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Green/blue embossed tinsel
Hackle - Green and blue. mixed
Wing - Dyed green squirrel tail
Brown Drake
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Barred teal barbs
Ribbing - Heavy black thread
Body - Dubbed with light olive lamb's wool
Hackle - Furnace tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Barred teal barbs tied over the body, with a sparse overwing of natural brown bucktail
This fly has long been recognized as a dependable one for summer runs.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art
Black Joe
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hackle barbs
Body - Black chenille
Wing - White calf tail tied over the body
Hackle - Grizzly tied on in front of the wing and tied on as a collar and tied back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art
Causapscal Smelt
Peter Irrgang
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Butt - Fluorescent yellow floss
Rib - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel with fluorescent yellow floss as a spine along back
Throat - Soft red hackle stems with a collar of teal
Wing - White hair with herl over
Cheeks - 4 strands of pearl KF with jungle cock over
Fly Patterns of Canada
Durham Ranger
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Butt - Peacock herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed with red lamb's wool
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wings - Two golden pheasant tippet feathers tied together on edge over the body
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
This is a popular steelhead version of an Atlantic salmon fly.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art
Hairy Mary
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Fluorescent orange hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Kingfisher blue tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body
Adapted from an Atlantic salmon fly pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art
Hairy Mary
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Blue
Wing - Fitch or brown squirrel tail
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual
Green Dean
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Red calf tail
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with fluorescent chartreuse lamb's wool
Wing - Red bucktail tied over the body
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar. Do not tie back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art
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Red Dragon
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red
Tail - Red calf tail
Body - Rear two-thirds, embossed silver tinsel; the front third, dubbed with red lamb's wool
Hackle - Badger tied on as a collar and tied back
Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body
Cheeks - Short strand of red yarn tied in at each side and frayed out
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art
Babine Special
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent pink (I used red. No pink thread)
Body - Fluorescent pink chenille. Chenille should be wrapped in two larger distinctive lumps
Center Hackle - Fluorescent red tied on as a collar and tied back slightly
Hackle - White tied on as a collar and tied back slightly
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art
Orange Shrimp
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Body - Orange chenille
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White calf tail tied over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art
Orange Shrimp
Unknown, late 1920s or early 1930s
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Orange wool yarn
Rib - Gold flat or oval tinsel (optional)
Hackle - Orange
Wing - White bucktail with long jungle cock
Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey
Orange Shrimp
Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Orange wool or chenille
Hackle - Orange
Wing - White bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle cock (now rarely added)
Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies - Trey Combs
Orange Shrimp
Fall Favorite
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red
Body - Embossed silver tinsel over an underbody of tapered white floss or yarn
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Orange calf tail tied over the body
Lloyd Silvius of Eureka, California, originated this pattern in the mid-1940s.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art
Deschutes Skunk
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Natural deer hair tied over the body, with a sparse overwing of white bucktail
Don and Lola McClain of Portland, Oregon, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art
Deschutes Special
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with chartreuse lamb's wool
Hackle - Blue dun tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body
Mike Kennedy of Lake Oswego, Oregon, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Coachman
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Embossed gold tinsel
Ribbing - Gold wire
Body - Peacock herl, with an underbody of dark olive yarn. Reverse wrapped with fine gold wire.
Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back and down.
Wing - White calf tail tied over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Doc Spratley
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Barred mallard barbs
Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Bunch of ringneck pheasant tail feather barbs tied over the body
Dick Prankard of Mt. Vernon, Washington, originated this fly about 1949. The fly was named after Dr. Donald Spratley who was a dentist in Mt. Vernon. He and his friends used it for fishing the lakes in British Columbia that had large caddisfly hatches.
Terry Hellekson Note
I was first introduced to this pattern in 1963 on northern Washington's Ross Lake where it was the only fly we used for a full week. The version of this fly that we were fishing with had a peacock herl head and grizzly hackle barbs for the tail. I later learned that it was proving successful for both summer and winter-run steelhead. Needless to say, you will find a great many variations of this pattern and I have found it tied up to size 1/0.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Doc Spratley
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Barred mallard barbs
Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Bunch of ringneck pheasant tail feather barbs tied over the body
Head - Peacock herl
Green Conrad
Hooks - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Bronze peacock herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Embossed gold tinsel
Wing - Green bucktail and green Flashabou Accent mixed and tied low over the body
Hackle - Fluorescent green hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Green Plume
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Butt - Insect green ostrich herl or substitute
Body - Fluorescent green floss, with a joint of insect green ostrich herl (or substitute) tied in at the front
Hackle - Grizzly hen hackle barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Dyed green gray squirrel tail tied low over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Golden Hope
Hook - Single salmon
Tip - Fine gold wire
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Fine black chenille
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Fluorescent orange floss
Wing - Red pine squirrel tail tied low over the body
Hackle - Furnace tied on as a collar and tied back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Blue Lady
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow calf tail tied short
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Blue tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Dyed blue gray squirrel tail tied low over the body
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Esau
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Light yellow calf tail
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel over the dubbed portion of the body
Body - Rear half, flat silver tinsel; the front half, dubbed with claret lamb's wool
Hackle - Claret hen hackle barbs tied in at the throat, with black hen hackle barbs tied in front
Wing - Dark brown calf tail tied low over the body, with an overwing of light-yellow calf tail
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Black Paradise
Hooks - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval gold tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel wrapped over both butt and body
Butt - Blue floss
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back and down; then a small bunch of guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body
Cheeks - Dyed kingfisher blue hen hackle tip tied in at each side
Charles DeFeo of New York City originated this pattern. DeFeo created literally hundreds of Atlantic salmon fly patterns, and some believe that he laid the foundation for our contemporary hair-wing patterns.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Cordon's Favorite
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Brown hackle
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Red wool
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White bucktail
Fly-Tying Dictionary - J Duckett
