Monday, January 27, 2025

Boilermaker



Boilermaker

Andrew Grillos

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Butt - Chartreuse yarn

Back - Black foam strip

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black yarn or dubbing (body = 1/2 shank length)

Wing case - Black foam strip

Hackle - Black or brown

Thorax - Black wool or dubbing

Head - Black foam from the wing case

Sighter - White foam strip

The Green Butt Skunk is arguably the most common and recognizable steelhead fly ever created. The Boilermaker is basically a foam Green Butt Skunk waking fly for steelhead. This fly is named The Boilermaker because when you’re skating flies for steelhead, you’re hoping for a fish to boil on your fly. This guy is easy to cast and pushes a nice little V wake.


Saturday, January 25, 2025

Kilchis Killer



Kilchis Killer

Hook - Gold Heavy Wire, Size 2-6 or single salmon

Thread - Chartreuse

Tail - Chartreuse krystal flash

Body - 1/2 Chartreuse floss, 1/2Chartreuse plastic chenille

Wing - Chartreuse krystal flash

Collar - Chartreuse hackle

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Kilchis Green

Kilchis Green

Rich Youngers

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Body - Chartreuse floss

Wing - Lime green krystal flash

Collar - Chartreuse hen hackle

The Kilchis Green was developed by Oregon guide Rich Youngers.

This fly is similar to the Kilchis Killer developed by Northwest Fly Fisherman/Author John Shewey 

https://www.angelfire.com/wa/salmonid/fly503.html

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Blue Jeans


Blue Jeans

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - White

Tip - Silver tinsel

Tag Aqua blue uni stretch

Tail - Blue hackle

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Royal blue floss

Throat - Blue hackle

Wing - Purple squirrel tail

From an Internet Photo


Lucas Special

Lucas Special

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Silver tinsel

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Chartreuse floss

Throat - Blue hackle

Under wing - Chartreuse floss

Wing - Gray squirrel

Collar - Chartreuse chenille

There are multiple versions of the recipe on the internet. 

Some with krystal flash under wing, some with a tail and others with green hackle throat.

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Victory


Victory

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - White floss or thread

Tail - Black floss

Body - blue green yellow red yellow green blue floss

Hackle - Red

Wing - Red calf tail

I created this to honor my dad and the numerous veterans who received the WW II Victory Ribbon

My dad was in the Army and his job was to process outgoing military personnel.


WW II Victory Ribbon


Saturday, November 2, 2024

Scoodic Sunrise

Scoodic Sunrise

Variation

Mike Best

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel and Fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear, Pearl; tinsel; Front, Peacock herl

Hackle - Blue hen tied in before the wing

Wing - Gray fox* and orange krystal flash

Collar - Orange hen

*I used gray squirrel

Scoodic Sunrise

Shrimp

Shrimp

L.A. Lapointe

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - White under floss body; Black head

Tag - Oval gold tinsel and pale yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Pale pink floss

Wing - Silver monkey or gray squirrel, over which is a sparse mixture of black, white and tan calf tail or bucktail

Collar - Yellow hackle in front of which is olive dun hackle

fabrimouches.ca

Friday, November 1, 2024

Hazelwood Special

Hazelwood Special

Austin Hazelwood

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel* and fluorescent green floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear; flat silver tinsel. Front; green dubbing
Wing - Gray fox* over golden pheasant tippets
Collar - Yellow hen

*Substituted oval tinsel for flat and gray squirrel for gray fox

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Lake Special

Lake Special

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Fluff from a red hackle

Under body - White uni stretch, tapered

Over body - Holographic tinsel

Throat - Fluff from a red hackle

Wing - Polar bear or substitute

"Lake Special"