Dave's Favorite
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red
Tail - Yellow calf tail
Body - Orange chenille
Throat - Yellow calf tail
Wing - Yellow over red calf tail
Author's Note
George Richey of Honor, Michigan, originated this pattern in 1967 and named it after his fishing companion and brother, Dave.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Dave's Mistake
David McNeese, 1987
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Silver flat tinsel
Tail - Purple hackle fibers or purple-dyed golden pheasant crest, topped with fruit crow
Rib - Silver oval tinsel
Body - Red dubbing
Hackle - Purple
Wing - White polar bear hair or bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Author's Note
Note: Substitutes for the rare and expensive fruit crow (aka Indian fruit crow) include white feathers from the neck of a ringneck pheasant dyed a pale tan-yellow and then tip-dyed with bright red; these are troublesome to create and require expertise in dying feathers. Much simpler is to simply use a small red feather, including those taken from a dyed-red hen’s neck.
Classic Steelhead Flies – John Shewey
Black Knight
Terry Hellekson
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent red
Tip - Dubbed with fluorescent red lamb's wool
Body - Black crystal chenille
Wing - Black marabou tied over the body
Topping - Black flashabou accent or krystal flash
Hackle - Black hen hackle
Author's Note
This was one of my early creations after I developed Crystal Chenille in 1986.
This is a very effective fly.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Black Demon
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Black-and-white barred lemon wood duck flank feather section
Body - Oval silver tinsel
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Black bucktail tied over the body
Author's Note
Jim Pray of Eureka, California, originated this pattern
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Black Beauty
Hook - Standard heavy nymph
Thread - Orange
Eyes - Silver bead chain
Tail - Black calf tail
Body - Fluorescent orange chenille
Hackle - Black hen tied on as a collar
Author's Note
This fly is sometimes tied on an Eagle Claw 1197N hook and silver bead chain eyes are used
Popular Fly patterns - Terry Hellekson
Black Bear
Hooks - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Black and crimson red hackle barbs mixed
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black chenille
Hackle - Black and crimson red tied on as a collar mixed and
tied back and down
Wing - Black calf tail tied over the body
Author's Note
Al Knudson originated this pattern in the early 1950s while
he was residing in Everett, Washington. The original pattern has black bear
hair for the wing.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry
Hellekson
