Monday, December 15, 2025

Patty Green


Patty Green

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel wrapped closely

Body - Chartreuse yarn

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

Fish Flies Volume Two - Terry Hellekson

Pete's Rogue River Special

Pete's Rogue River Special

Pete Hiatt Originator

Trout/Steelhead/Salmon Fly

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Tail - Fluff from red dyed chicken feather

Body - Peacock herl and red or orange yarn

Hackle - Dark furnace/brown

Wing - Grey squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock

http://flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/052906fotw.php

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Fall Fancy


Fall Fancy

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Mixed orange and white bucktail

Collar - Orange

Author's Note

This pattern is listed in Mel Marshall's, Steelhead, Copyright 1973 as one of the top two dozen Winter Steelhead flies to be counted on. He writes that this fly is sometimes tied with a white or grizzly hackle collar.

https://www.angelfire.com/wa/salmonid/fly181.html

Patriot


Patriot

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Yellow uni stretch

Hackle - Blue

Wing - White calf tail

From an Internet Photo

https://www.adiposflytying.com/patriotALL.html

Patricia

Patricia

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Claret

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Claret hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with claret rabbit fur

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

Wing - Sparse white bucktail tied over the body

Author's Note

Randy Stetzer of Portland, Oregon, originated this pattern in 1985.

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

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Leprechaun

Leprechaun

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Chartreuse hackle

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Abdomen - Dark green floss

Hackle - Chartreuse

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

https://planettrout.wordpress.com/leprechaun/

Paint Pot



Paint Pot

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Scarlet red hackle fibers 

Body - Flat silver tinsel over a well-tapered underbody of white floss or yarn

Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail tied over the body

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