Bobby Dunn

 

Bobbie Dunn

Tail - Red bucktail fibers

Body - Copper wire in connecting spirals 

Wing - White bucktail, over which a sparse bunch of red bucktail

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Black Gordon

Black Gordon

Tip - Oval gold tinsel, two full turns

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear third, dubbed with red lamb's wool; the front two-thirds, dubbed with black lamb's wool

Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied over the body

Author's Note

Clarence Gordon originated this pattern while he was working as a guide at North Umpqua's Steamboat Lodge. This fly has since been used successfully from Alaska to California.

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

American River Special

American River Special  

Tail - Brown

Ribbing - Narrow strip of dyed dark brown raffia or a double strand of brown unistretch

Body - Green chenille 

Hackle - Furnace 

Head - Black chenille

Author's Note

This is one of the several patterns developed for California's American River and christened with the same name.

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

Brown Billy

Brown Billy

Tail - Amherst pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Embossed gold tinsel

Body - Brown chenille

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown bucktail

Fly-Tying Dictionary - J Duckett

Alaska Mary Ann

Alaska Mary Ann

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Crimson red hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - White chenille

Wing - White bucktail

Cheeks - Jungle fowl

Author's Note

Frank Dufresne originated this pattern. For lack of anything else to work with, Frank made the first fly with a red tail, cream wool body with a silver wire ribbing, and a polar bear wing. 

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

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Silver Vulture

Silver Vulture 

Tip - Gold wire

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Gray squirrel tail with an overwing of brown mink tail*

Cheeks - Jungle fowl

Hackle - Medium blue

Head - Black with a red center band

*I dont own mink tails so I used brown bucktail

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

Yellow Bucktail

Yellow Bucktail 

Tail - Golden pheasant crest 

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - Yellow bucktail 

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

Black Marie

Black Marie

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Wing - Black bear

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

Orange Bucktail

Orange Bucktail 

Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent red floss

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Black 

Wing - Orange bucktail

Cheeks - Jungle fowl

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

DeFeo's Black Diamond

DeFeo's Black Diamond 

Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black yarn

Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Red bucktail with an overwing of dyed black squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle fowl

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