Saturday, November 25, 2023

Abe Munn Killer


Abe Munn Killer

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Mottled turkey

Body: Yellow floss

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Throat - A sparse bunch of mottled turkey and brown hackle 

Wing - Mottled turkey 

Bellamy



Bellamy

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Red calf tail

Body - Copper wire over an underbody of brown floss

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body, with an over wing of dyed yellow natural bucktail

Eyes - Tiny red dots

Author's Note

Peter J. Schwab originated this and similar patterns between the mid-1920s and mid-1940s while he was residing in Yreka, California. The wings should be cocked upward 40-50°.

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

Friday, November 24, 2023

Giant Killer


Giant Killer

Tail - Purple hackle fibers

Body - Fluorescent green floss

Hackle - Purple

Wing - White bucktail

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphreys


Thursday, November 23, 2023

Gibson Girl

Gibson Girl

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Budy - Orange wool yarn

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown bucktail

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphreys

Admiral


Admiral

Tail - Red hackle fibers or red bucktail

Ribbing - Gold oval tinsel

Body - Red wool yarn

Collar - Red hackle

Wing - White bucktail/calf tail

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

Forrest Powell

Forrest Powell 

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Hot orange chenille

Wing - White bucktail

Hackle - Red

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

Ashdung Green

Ashdung Green

Tail - Red duck or goose quill

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Claret wool yarn

Hackle - Red beard style

Wing - White duck or goose quill

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey