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