Monday, December 18, 2023

Allot Fly - Blue

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Allot Fly - Blue

Tag - Flat silver Tinsel

Tail - Fluorescent Blue wool yarn cut short

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - White hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Shoulder - Jungle cock

Also tied as "Allot Fly - Orange" with orange wool yarn tail and dyed orange squirrel tail wing

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Arnold

 


Arnold

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Inner Wing - Red and white bucktail, mixed

Outer Wing - Grizzly saddle, one on each side of bucktail wing

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

Altima

Altima 

Carter Moore Originator

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tail - Red hen hackle fibers

Body - Pearl crystal chenille 

Collar - White hen

Wing - Red bucktail

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

Almvig

Almvig

Ribbing - Flat embossed silver tinsel

Body - Hot orange yarn

Wing - Red or orange calf tail over polar bear

Steelhead Fly Fishing & Flies - Trey Combs

Almvig

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Orange wool yarn

Wing - Orange bucktail

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light & Humphrey

Almvig 

Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with fluorescent fire orange lamb's wool

Wing: -White calf tail tied over the body, with an overwing of red calf tail.

Head - Fluorescent fire orange

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

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

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Brush Pile

Brush Pile 

Tail - Peacock sword feather barbs

Ribbing - Embossed gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with reddish brown lamb's wool

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

Wing - White bucktail tied low over the body

Overwing - Black bucktail, then natural brown bucktail

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

Thursday, December 14, 2023

DeFeo's Evening Fly


DeFeo's Evening Fly

Charles DeFeo

Tag - Gold oval tinsel

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Fluorescent white wool

Throat - Brown hackle

Wing - White calf tail

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux