Iceberg

Iceberg

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - White chenille

Wing - Dyed blue squirrel tail

Hackle - Dyed blue

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Ice 'N' Fire

Ice 'N' Fire 

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Fluorescent fire orange

Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail

Body - Light blue Crystal Chenille

Hackle - Fluorescent fire orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied over the body

Head - Fluorescent fire orange

Author's Note

I put this one together during the winter of 1986, and it has done well for others and me.

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

Hot Orange Champ

Hot Orange Champ

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Fluorescent fire orange

Tail - Six strands of fluorescent fire orange floss

Fibbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with fluorescent fire orange lamb's wool

Wing - Six strands of fluorescent fire orange floss

Author's Note

Al Knudson of Everett, Washington, originated this fly.

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

Herly Burly

Herly Burly

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Grizzly hackle fibers

Body - Rear half - Flat silver tinsel; Front half - Peacock herl

Hackle - Grizzly, palmered over front half of body only

Head - Solarez Bone Dry UV Resin

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

Headrick's Killer (Killer)

Headrick's Killer (Killer)

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver flat tinsel 

Tail - Orange hackle fibers 

Body - Red wool yarn or chenille 

Hackle - Red 

Wing - Black bucktail 

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Author's Note

Frank Headrick, late 1940s 

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey

Hellcat

Hellcat 

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Body - Fluorescent pink chenille

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

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

Author's Note

Frank Headrick of Seattle, Washington, developed this pattern in the 1950s.

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

Hellcat 

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Black or red

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Butt - Peacock herl

Body - Yellow chenille

Shoulder - Peacock herl

Underwing - Brown bucktail

Overwing - Black bucktail

Cheeks - Jungle cock (Optional)

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light & Humphrey

Hellcat 

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Black or white

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Pink chenille

Hackle - Purple

Wing - White bucktail

Topping - Golden pheasant crest

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light & Humphrey