Sunday, November 19, 2023

Bucktail Doctor

Bucktail Doctor 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

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

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool

Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Natural brown bucktail tied low over the body

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

Black Maria

Black Maria 

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear half, yellow floss; the front half, black floss

Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Black bucktail tied low over the body

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

Black Heron



Black Heron

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine silver wire

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back

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

Saturday, November 4, 2023

Tamara Bleue

Tamara Bleue

Roger Goulet

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Barred wood duck fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Powder blue floss under pearl mylar tinsel

Throat - Black and blue hackle fibers

Wing - 3-5 blue krystal flash under black squirrel tail

Topping - Kingfisher blue Guinea fowl hackle fibers, half wing length

Cheek - Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

The Little Chouine

The Little Chouine

Raphael Chouinard

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Barred wood duck

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear 1/2 beige yarn, Front 1/2 Green yarn

Wing - Yellow calf tail

Hackle- Silver pheasant under green hen hackle

Cheek - Jungle cock

The Little Chouine (fabri-mouches.ca)

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

The Fleece


The Fleece

Gilles Dessureault

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Gold/yellow floss

Tail - Green hen hackle

Body - Black floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Polar bear

Throat - Green hen hackle

The Fleece (fabri-mouches.ca)

Monday, October 30, 2023

Night Beauty


Night Beauty

Variant

Mario Dussault

Hook - Single or double salmon

Thread - White

Tip - Copper wire

Tail - Peacock sword

Butt - Green uni stretch

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - 3/4 Rear: White uni glo floss*; 1/4 Front: Peacock herl

Hackle - Heron feather or Spey-like substitute**

Underwing - White uni glo floss***

Wing - Squirrel tail hair dyed green.

Throat - Peacock sword

Head - White glow-in-the-dark thread

*I Substituted white uni glo floss with uni stretch

**I used pheasant rump

***I used pearl krystal flash

https://www.fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-quebecoises-gilles-aubert-la-belle-de-nuit.html