Delaware Flymph

Delaware Flymph

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Orange 

Ribbing - Heavy brown carpet thread or substitute

Body - Tan hare’s mask fur (obtained by blending all the colors of the mask) mixed with the reddish-yellow cream of red fox squirrel belly. (Body hairs should be picked out with a dubbing needle after fly is completed to make for a scraggly appearance.) 

Hackle - Dark ginger dry fly hackle tied as a wet fly collar

REMARKS: This pattern is intended to be fished in fast or riffle water, hence the stiffer hackle collar. It is also tied with a dropper arrangement using the same pattern as the tail and the dropper fly. According to Dave Baker, who developed it, this pattern works exceptionally well during the Hendrickson hatch on the Delaware.

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies  - Eric Leiser

Cardinal

Cardinal

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black 

Tail - Dyed fluorescent red hackle fibers 

Ribbing - Fine flat gold tinsel 

Body - Fluorescent red floss 

Hackle - Fluorescent red 

Wing - Dyed fluorescent red duck quill sections 

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Cicada #2

Romeyn

Romeyn

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Scarlet silk floss - Gold tinsel tip

Tail - Barred wood duck or mandarin

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Green floss

Hackle - Grizzly

Wing - Barred wood duck

Trout - Ray Bergman

Named for Dr J R Romeyn of Keeseville N Y

Colonel Fuller

Colonel Fuller

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under body; Black head

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Black quill sections

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - Yellow with scarlet stripe, married

Trout - Ray Bergman

Ultra Simple Cased Caddis

Ultra Simple Cased Caddis

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Globrite #11

Case - Turkey (Pheasant tail as substitute)

Head - Tying thread

*Coat the hook shank with a swipe of crazy glue prior to wrapping the body or counter rib the body with wire

**Add hackle fiber legs if desired

Walker

Walker

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under body; Black head

Tail - Scarlet and white

Ribbing - Black silk

Body - White floss

Hackle - Yellow

Wing - White with gray turkey stripe

Trout - Ray Bergman

Quaker

Quaker

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Gray mallard

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Gray silk floss

Hackle - Grizzly

Wing - Gray turkey

Trout - Ray Bergman

Willow

Willow

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Olive-gray silk floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Darl slate

Trout - Ray Bergman

Watson's Fancy

Watson's Fancy

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Rear, black floss; Front, scarlet floss

Hackle - Black

Wing - Black

Trout - Ray Bergman 

*In the book "How to Tie Flies" by E C Gregg, the recipe adds a tip of gold tinsel.

Carpenter

Carpenter

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Body - Rusty red wool

Hackle - Red

Wing - Hen pheasant

How To Tie Flies - E C Gregg 

Black Doctor

Black Doctor

Hook - Wet Fly

Thread - Black

Tip or tag - Crimson or red wool*

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Black - longer than usual

Wing - Impali or black calf tail

Cheek - Jungle cock

Trout - Ray Bergman

*The recipe calls for a tip or tag of wool but the drawing shows a butt of wool. That's how I tied it.

Captain Scott

Captain Scott

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tag - Red floss

Body - Dark brown floss

Hackle - Black hen

Wing - Grey speckled turkey

Wet Flies - Ken Sawada

Lily May

Lily May

Hook - Wet fly

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Barred wood duck

Butt - Peacock herl

Body - Light yellow floss ribbed with broad gold tinsel

Hackle - Light yellow

Wing - Speckled pheasant wing quill (or turkey)

Wet Flies - Ken Sawada

1861 FLIES by KEN SAWADA

Matador

Matador

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tag - Red floss

Tail - Yellow, black and scarlet hackle fibers

Butt - Peacock herl

Body - Gold tinsel

Hackle - Green

Wing - Barred wood duck

Wet Flies - Ken Sawada

1861 FLIES by KEN SAWADA

Mercer's Midgling

Mercer's Midgling

Hook - Curved scud

Bead - Clear silver lined seed bead or brass or tungsten bead, color your choice

Thread - Color your choice

Tail - White z-lon or antron

Under body - Metallic flash, color of choice or tying thread

Over body - Plastic micro tubing or v-rib

Wing case - A short bud or loop of metallic flash

Gills - A collar of ostrich herl, choice of color

Creative Fly Tying - Mike Mercer

Red Arrow

Red Arrow

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

 Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear half red seal's fur; Front half black seal's fur, or substitute

Hackle - Black hen

Collins Illustrated Dictionary of Trout Flied - John Robberts

Golden Stone

Golden Stone

Hook - 3xl nymph

Weight - Lead free wire

Thread - Black or brown

Tail - Brown biots

Over body - Yellow d-rib

Under body - Gold tinsel, flat or embossed

Wing case - Turkey tail fibers

Legs - Brown hackle

Thorax - Golden stone color dubbing

Babcock

Babcock

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - Black

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Black and yellow married

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Crimson floss

Hackle - Black

Wing - Black stripe over yellow; (may be married). *

Don Bastian note

* The original Babcock wing dressing was full sections of yellow quill with a separate black stripe over. ‘Black stripe over yellow’ is the actual ingredient listing and would seem to indicate thusly. This would be a mixed wing, rather than a married wing. Despite the traditional dressing I usually tie the Babcock with a married wing as shown.

Trout - Ray Bergman

Flight's Fancy

Flight's Fancy

Hook - Wet fly

Thread - White under body; Black head

Tip - Gold tinsel

Tail - Brown

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Pale yellow floss

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Slate

Trout - Ray Bergman