Zebra
Alain Charette
Hook - Single or double salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Fine oval silver tinsel, fluorescent white floss
Tail - Barred wood duck, narrow strips
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Rib: Fine oval silver tinsel
Body - Gudebrod HT Braid, no. 18 black or substitute
Throat - Black hen hackle
Wing - Grey fox guard hair or gray squirrel tail over pearl tinsel and strand of fluorescent white floss
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Margot
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Orange
Tip - Oval gold tinsel
Butt - Fluorescent orange yarn
Body: Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine gold wire
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied over the body
Hackle - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Golden Pheasant
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wings - Pair of golden pheasant tippet feathers tied on edge over the body
Originator is unknown, but this pattern emerged during the 1920s and was popular on the Eel, Mad, and Rogue rivers for a number of years.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Flat Car
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hackle barbs
Butt - Dubbed with fluorescent green lamb's wool
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black chenille
Wing - Six strands each pearl and black Flashabou Accent, then black marabou
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back
Randall Kaufmann of Portland, Oregon, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Critter
Tail - Yellow marabou, with a few strands of pearl Flashabou Accent tied on top
*Ribbing - Gold wire
Shellback - Peacock herl
Hackle - Yellow tied palmer-style over the body
Body - Orange chenille
*Book recipe did not specify a rib, but I added it for durability.
Author's Note
Jeffrey Yax of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Coquihalla Orange
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Orange
Tip - Lower half, oval gold tinsel; the upper half, orange floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half, orange floss; the front half, dubbed with fluorescent orange lamb's wool
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Orange calf tail tied over the body, with a sparse overwing of white calf tail
Coquihalla Red
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Short scarlet red hackle tip tied on edge
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half, orange floss; the front half, dubbed with red lamb's wool
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Peacock sword feather barbs tied over the body, with an overwing of barred mallard (I used bronze mallard. My barred mallard supply is sorely lacking quality)
Coquihalla Silver
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Butt - Dubbed with red lamb's wool
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White calf tail tied over the body, with an overwing of orange calf tail
Tommy Brayshaw originated the preceding series of patterns around 1946.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
