Trinity
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Black bucktail
Ribbing - Copper Flashabou Accent over rear half of body only
Body - Rear half, dubbed with orange lamb's wool; the front half, dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Black bucktail tied over the body
Wilson Rudd of San Jose, California, originated this pattern in 1990.
Trinity Golden Olive
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Orange
Eyes - Gold bead chain
Tail - Brown hackle barbs
Body - Dubbed with golden olive rabbit fur
Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back
Edward Hutton of Weaverville, California, originated this pattern in 1954 for the Trinity River.
Trinity Hilton
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Orange
Tail - Brown hen hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Black chenille
Wings: Furnace neck hackles tied over the body with concave side outward
Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back
Dave DeMoss of Lewiston, California, originated this pattern in 1987.
Trinity Special
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Amherst pheasant crest feather
Butt - Natural gray ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with muskrat fur
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body
Earl Dombroski of San Francisco, California, originated this pattern in 1963.
Trinity Torch
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Fluorescent fire orange hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed with reddish brown lamb's wool picked out and shaggy
Wing - Dyed orange fox squirrel tail tied over the body
Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back
Arthur Wellington of Truckee, California, came up with this pattern for the Trinity River in 1986.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Brown hackle tips
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Brown Chenille or wool
Hackle - Brown
Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies - Try Combs (Chenille)
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson (Wool)
Trinity Gray
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Grizzly hackle tops
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Gray Chenille or wool
Hackle - Grizzly
Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies - Try Combs (Chenille)
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson (Wool)
