Red Abbey

Red Abbey 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Tag/Rib - Embossed or oval silver tinsel

Tail - Red goose feather section, small

Body - Red floss or wool

Throat - Brown hackle, sparse and pulled down

Wing - Light brown, red squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

L’Enjoleuse - The Bewitcher

L’Enjoleuse  - The Bewitcher

Alain Charette 

Hook - Partridge CS10/1, single or double

Thread - Black

Tag - Fine oval gold tinsel, fluorescent green floss

Tail - Lemon green saddle hackle fibers

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Rib: Medium oval gold tinsel

Body - Silver tinsel

Throat - Lemon green saddle hackle fibers

Wing - 1 strand fluorescent green floss & red squirrel tail

I used Google Translate. Blame Google - not me. 😁

I mixed yellow and green hackle fibers for the tail and throat. The fish won't mind.

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Fire Fly

Fire Fly 

Louis Melanson 

Hook - 4X long streamer, no. 2 – 6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Scarlet floss

Wing - Bright red feathers, two on each side, back-to-back

Collar - Bright red cock hackle

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Ice Blue

Ice Blue

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel & blue floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body -Flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Kingfisher blue

Wing - Gray squirrel dyed blue over polar bear

Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann

Winter's Hope - Variant

Winter's Hope - Variant

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Purple & blue hackle

Wing - Orange over yellow calf tail

Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann

Tosh

Tosh 

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - Black squirrel

Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann

Polly's Pride

Polly's Pride 

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 1-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with fluorescent red lamb's wool

Hackle - Fluorescent red tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - White marabou tied over the body and extending to the end of the tail

Topping - Six strands of black ostrich herl

E. H. "Polly" Rosborough of Chiloquin, Oregon, originated this pattern. Even though Polly was better known for his series of nymphs, he considered this fly to be his trademark.

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

Wells' Special

Wells' Special 

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS8050I BL, TMC7999, or DA1244I, sizes 4-8

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Claret hackle barbs

Body - Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine silver wire

Hackle - Yellow tied on as a collar and tied back

Wing - Coastal blacktail deer hair tied over the body

Sam Wells of Eureka, California, originated this pattern in 1920. 

The original pattern had natural gray goose quill for the wing and often had narrow sections of red, yellow, and blue goose quill tied either on top or along the sides. The deer hair wing came into vogue around 1945.

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

Royal Coachman

Royal Coachman

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 4-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs

Body - Peacock herl with a wide red floss center band

Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

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

Red Fox

Red Fox

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS8050I BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 2-6

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Silver embossed tinsel

Body - Red floss

Hackle - Speckled guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Tom Darling of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern

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

Red Fox

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA1244I, sizes 2-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with red lamb's wool

Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Fox 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

Gary' Assassin and Gary's Smurf

Gary's Assassin

Hooks: MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent

Thread - Fluorescent red

Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail tied one and one-half half the length of the body

Butt - Narrow band of fluorescent red floss

Body - Dubbed with chartreuse lamb's wool

Hackle - Black tied on as collar and tied back

This pattern was redesigned for steelhead head from a Canadian pattern.

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

Gary's Smurf

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS8050I BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 2-8

Thread - Black

Eyes - Silver bead chain

Body - None

Wing - Black squirrel tail extending past the end of the hook

Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back

Gary Selig of Mertztown, Pennsylvania, originated the two preceding patterns.

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

Cutthroat

Cutthroat

Hook – Single salmon

Thread – Black

Tail - Dyed black hackle fibers

Body – Claret dubbing or wool yarn

Hackle – Dyed black tied on as a collar and tied back and down or as a throat

Wing – White bucktail

Cutthroat No. 2

Hook – Single salmon

Thread - Red

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with yellow rabbit fur or substitute

Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Red bucktail tied over the body, with an over wing of white bucktail

Cutthroat, Red

Hook – Single salmon

Thread – Black

Tail - Dyed black hackle fibers

Body – Red dubbing

Hackle – Dyed black tied on as a collar and tied back and down or as a throat

Wing – White bucktail

Cutthroat, Yellow 

Hook – Single salmon

Thread - Red

Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs

Body Hackle - Yellow tied palmer-style over the body 

Body - Dubbed with yellow rabbit fur or substitute

Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

The yellow and red Cutthroat patterns are used frequently in the Puget Sound area. Although many were originally tied for sea-run cutthroat, some have been adapted for steelhead and are tied in larger sizes.

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

Frazer Special

Frazer Special 

Andrew Frazer 

Hook - Single salmon or double

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Yellow wool

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - 3 equal wool segments; yellow, dark green, black

Wing - Green bucktail/red squirrel/grey squirrel

Cheek - Jungle cock

Collar - Black hackle slanting back

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Pompier

Pompier

Hook - Regular or low-water salmon, no. 2-8; double, no. 4-10

Thread - Black

Tag/Rib - Oval gold tinsel. 

Tail - Yellow golden pheasant rump feather fibers

Body - Black chenille

Wing - Yellow polar bear or substitute

Cheek - (Optional) Jungle cock

Collar - Bright green hackle, long and webby

Head - Red thread covered with clear lacquer

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner