Poison

Poison

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Syracuse orange Lion Brand #133 yarn

Wing - Brown bucktail

Cheek - Jungle cock

Painted eyes - Yellow iris, black pupil

Reference - Tying & Fishing Bucktails - Mike Valla

Tying note: I opted to tie the sparsely tied version identified in the book. I used orange antron yarn.

Catnip

Catnip

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Orange dubbing

Hackle - Orange

Wing - Yellow calf tail

Reference - Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann

First Degree

First Degree

Hook - Mustad 9672

Thread - Black

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Throat - White hackle fibers

Wing - White under brown bucktail

Head - Peacock herl

Green Caddis

Green Caddis

Hook - Curved

Bead - Gold

Thread - Black

Body - Caddis Green Nymph Stretch Skin

Thorax - Fiery Black Sybai Fine Spectra Flash Dubbing

Magalloway

Magalloway

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail -  Yellow hackle fibers

Butt - Back chenille 

 Body - Light brown wool

Throat - Brown hackle fiber

Wing - Peacock sword fibers

 Trout - Ray Bergman

Bird's Caddis

Bird's Caddis

Hook - Nymph/wet style

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Floss, uni-stretch etc in your choice of colors

Thorax - Peacock herl

Undertaker

Undertaker

Hook: Nymph style

Thread: Black

Weight: Lead wire

Tail: Black wool yarn or antron yarn

Backstrap: Black wool yarn or antron yarn

Ribbing: Flat silver tinsel

Body: Black wool yarn or antron yarn

Wide Receiver

Wide Receiver

Hook: Streamer

Thread: Neon green

Tail: Orange buck tail

Body: Silver tinsel

Throat: White buck tail

Under wing: Pearl or silver krystal flash

Over wing: Red buck tail

Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph

Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph

Hook - Nymph/wet style size 10-18

Thread - Brown, black etc

Tail - Guard hairs from a hare's mask

Ribbing - Gold Oval Tinsel

Abdomen - Hare’s Ear Dubbing (Light)

Wing case - Gray duck/goose quill, turkey tail fibers, pheasant tail fibers etc

Thorax - Hare’s Ear Dubbing (Dark)

Tying Notes

Can be tied weighted or unweighted. 

Use a different color thread to determine a weighted fly.

Use different colored hares ear dubbing.

Tease out the hares ear dubbing for a buggy looking fly.

When tying nymphs, feather quill segments are usually called for. 

These fibers are delicate, they will split apart and will eventually break. 

These feather slips are usually sprayed with a clear fixative to help keep them together while tying and finishing the fly. 

You can also add a piece of tinsel over the wing case (like that on a copper john) for a little flash. Coat that with a drop of UV resin of your choice.

Wooly Worms

Black Chenille - Grizzly Hackle

Gray Chenille - Silver Badger Hackle

Gray Chenille - Grizzly Hackle

Olive Chenille - Grizzly Hackle

Olive Chenille - Grizzly Hackle

Orange Chenille - Grizzly Hackle

Peacock Chenille - Brown Hackle

Peacock Chenille - Cree Hackle

Peacock Chenille - Grizzly Hackle

Red Chenille - Brown Hackle

Red Chenille - Grizzly Hackle

Yellow Chenille - Brown Hackle

Yellow Chenille - Golden Badger Hackle

Yellow Chenille - Grizzly Hackle

Basic Wooly Worm Recipe

Hook - 3xl, 4xl nymph/streamer style

Weight - Lead/lead free wire (add a bead if you desire)

Thread - Black or your choice of color

Tail - Red antron yarn, wool yarn, marabou

Hackle - Brown, badger, grizzly etc

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Chenille in your favorite color, yarn, peacock herl, dubbing

Midges

Bubble Midge

Gunner

Krystal Flash (KF) Midge

Mercury Midge

Palomino Midge

Tan Thread Midge

Wired UFO Midge

Yong Special

Zebra Midge