Thursday, January 30, 2025

Mat Green

Mat Green

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Green

Tail - Dark green saddle hackle flue or marabou

Tag - Tying thread

Body - Green metallic or electrical tape. Wrap to eye

Beard - Dark green saddle hackle

Wing - Dark green bucktail under dark green FB

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Hopeful Hare

Hopeful Hare 

Wooly Worm Variant

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Orange

Tag - Strand of orange floss

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with hare's mask fur

Hackle - Grizzly saddle tied palmer-style

Author's Note

Herman Hellekson originated this pattern in 1952.

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

Pool Cleaner



Pool Cleaner

Hook – Up eye salmon style

Thread – Purple

Tag – Flat gold tinsel

Tail – Amhurst pheasant tippet

Ribbing – Gold wire

Body – Purple dubbing

Wing – Purple calf tail and flashabou

Hackle - Purple

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Nicholas' Green Butt Moose


Nicholas' Green Butt Moose

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black 

Tail - Moose body hair

Body - Chartreuse mini braid or substitute

Thorax - Black ice dubbing

Wing - Moose body hair

Hackle - Grizzly

Monday, January 27, 2025

Hartwick's Duck Turd

Hartwick's Duck Turd

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Red

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Pheasant tail

Collar - Mallard flank

Duck Turd– Deschutes Angler Fly Shop

Boilermaker



Boilermaker

Andrew Grillos

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Butt - Chartreuse yarn

Back - Black foam strip

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black yarn or dubbing (body = 1/2 shank length)

Wing case - Black foam strip

Hackle - Black or brown

Thorax - Black wool or dubbing

Head - Black foam from the wing case

Sighter - White foam strip

The Green Butt Skunk is arguably the most common and recognizable steelhead fly ever created. The Boilermaker is basically a foam Green Butt Skunk waking fly for steelhead. This fly is named The Boilermaker because when you’re skating flies for steelhead, you’re hoping for a fish to boil on your fly. This guy is easy to cast and pushes a nice little V wake.


Saturday, January 25, 2025

Kilchis Killer



Kilchis Killer

Hook - Gold Heavy Wire, Size 2-6 or single salmon

Thread - Chartreuse

Tail - Chartreuse krystal flash

Body - 1/2 Chartreuse floss, 1/2Chartreuse plastic chenille

Wing - Chartreuse krystal flash

Collar - Chartreuse hackle