Addison

Addison

Andrew Dutterer

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Claret dubbing

Hackle - Black

Wing - Polar bear or substitute

Steelhead on the Brain– Deschutes Angler Fly Shop

Preacher

Preacher

Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10

Thread - Black

Tip - Fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Butt - Fluorescent red floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back

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

Petite

Petite 

Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10

Thread - Black

Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Sparse teal blue hackle barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Yellow over red over yellow bucktail. The wing should be kept very, very sparse

Raymond Pelletier of Matane, Quebec, originated this pattern in 1974

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

Sneaky

Sneaky 

Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10

Thread - Red

Tail - Orange bucktail

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with fluorescent orange lamb's wool

Hackle - Black hen hackle barbs tied in at the throat and extending to the point of the hook

Wing - Sparse orange bucktail tied low over the body

Topping - Stands of peacock herl

Authors Note

Mike and Bob Boudreau of Montreal, Canada, originated this pattern in 1992. They have found it to be successful on all of the rivers where it has been used. Mike wrote to me, stating, "The fly has proven to be a great success (actually a bit too successful, you can be off the river early with this one if you are not careful)." During low-water conditions they also tie this fly on fine wire (low-water) hooks down to size 12.

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

Green & Gray Drake

Green Drake

Hook- Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tail – Barred teal fibers

Ribbing – Black uni-stretch

Body – Olive dubbing

Wing – Dyed black squirrel tail

Hackle – Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back

Gray Drake

Hook- Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tail – Barred mallard fibers

Ribbing – Black uni-stretch

Body – White dubbing

Wing – Gray squirrel tail

Hackle – Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back

Reference – Fish Flies Volume Two – Terry Hellekson

Lady Godiva

Lady Godiva

Steelhead

Ralph Olson, mid-1940s 

Tag - Silver-embossed tinsel 

Tail - Red and yellow swan or goose, married 

Butt - Red chenille

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Yellow seal dubbing or yellow wool yarn 

Wing - Red bucktail over sparse white polar bear

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

Algan

Algan 

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

Thread - Black

Tail - Fluorescent fire orange hackle barbs 

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black chenille

Wing - Black bucktail tied over the body

Hackle - Black and claret tied on as a collar mixed and tied back

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

U-No

U-No

Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Wet fly, size 6

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold silk floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Beige, brown and black silk floss

Throat - Slate color hackle

Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments

Cheek - Jungle cock

Ira Gruber's Atlantic Salmon Flies - Ira D Gruber