American River Special
Tail - Brown
Ribbing - Narrow strip of dyed dark brown raffia or a double strand of brown unistretch
Body - Green chenille
Hackle - Furnace
Head - Black chenille
Author's Note
This is one of the several patterns developed for California's American River and christened with the same name.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Alaska Mary Ann
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Crimson red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - White chenille
Wing - White bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle fowl
Author's Note
Frank Dufresne originated this pattern. For lack of anything else to work with, Frank made the first fly with a red tail, cream wool body with a silver wire ribbing, and a polar bear wing.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
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Silver Vulture
Tip - Gold wire
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Gray squirrel tail with an overwing of brown mink tail*
Cheeks - Jungle fowl
Hackle - Medium blue
Head - Black with a red center band
*I dont own mink tails so I used brown bucktail
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Yellow Bucktail
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Yellow bucktail
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Black Marie
Tip - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Wing - Black bear
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Orange Bucktail
Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent red floss
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Black
Wing - Orange bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle fowl
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
