Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Dolly Varden

Dolly Varden

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black or White

Tail - Brown hackle

Ribbing - Brown floss 

Budy - White wool

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light & Humphrey

Barber Pole


Barber Pole

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black or green

Body - Green floss 

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Grizzly

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

Bair's Black

 

Bair's Black

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Red floss or uni-stretch

Body - Black chenille

Wing - White calf tail tied over the body with an overwing of (clear) miclon or z-lon

Topping - Single strand of red floss

Fish Flies Volume Two - Terry Hellekson

Orange Burly


Orange Burly

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tail - Orange hackle fibers

Body - Rear half - Flat silver tinsel; Front half - Orange chenille

Hackle - Orange, palmered over front half of body only

Head - Solarez Bone Dry UV Resin

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

Butcher


Butcher

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Red bucktail

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Collar - Black hackle

Wing - Black bucktail

https://www.angelfire.com/wa/salmonid/fly177.html

Autumn Gold


Autumn Gold

Hook – Single salmon

Thread – Black

Tail – Dyed hot orange hackle fibers

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – Gold seal, goat, dubbing or yarn

Hackle - Dyed hot orange hackle

Wing – White polar bear or calf tail

https://flytyingnewandoldtoo.blogspot.com/2025/10/autumn-gold.html

After Dinner Mint

 

After Dinner Mint

Category - Steelhead

Hooks - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Fluorescent green

Tail - Brown hen hackle fibers

Body - Fluorescent green chenille

Wing - Dyed reddish brown gray squirrel tail or fox squirrel tail

Hackle - Brown hen hackle

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