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 - Red

Tip - Red floss or uni-stretch

Body - Black chenille

Wing - White calf tail tied over the body with an over wing 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

Monday, October 6, 2025

Al's Special


Al's Special

Al Knudson

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Yellow or Black
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Yellow chenille
Wing - White bucktail

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom light & Neal Humphrey


Al's Special

Al Knudson

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Yellow chenille
Hackle - Red
Wing - White bucktail

Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey


Al's Special

Al Knudson

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Yellow chenille
Wing - White bucktail

Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies - Trey Combs


Al's Special

Al Knudson

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Yellow
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Yellow chenille
Wing - White bucktail

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

Hooker

Hooker

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red or black

Ribbing - Black wool 

Body - Yellow wool

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Black calf tail

Steelhead Fly tying Manual - Light & Humphrey

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Incredibile Hulk

Incredible Hulk

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Chartreuse

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Brown uni stretch

Body - Fluorescent green uni stretch and peacock herl

Wing - White calf tail

Hackle - Dyed green guinea hen

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