Streamers

zoo cougar

Zoo Cougar Fly Pattern

July 14, 2011

Zoo Cougar Fly Pattern Hook – Straight eye streamer Size – #6-#2 Thread – 6/0 yellow unithread or heavier Weight – optional, can be fished with sinking line Tail – yellow marabou Body – perl color flashbou Wing – yellow dyed mallard flank Underwing – white calf tail Head – yellow deer hair spun and [...]

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steelhead bugger

Steelhead Bugger Fly Pattern

July 14, 2011

Steelhead Bugger Fly Pattern Hook – Daiichi 1530 Size – #6-#10 Thread – black Weight – optional Tail – black marabou with spigs of krystal flash Body – peacock herl Hackle – furnace colored saddle, palmered Comment – A great steelhead and salmon fly summer, fall, and spring. It can represent the large Pternarcy Stonefly [...]

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scarlet ibis

Scarlet Ibis Fly Pattern

July 14, 2011

Scarlet Ibis Fly Pattern Hook – streamer Thread – red Tail – red quill Body – 1 twist chartreuse glow yarn, 1 twist peacock herl, remainder glow flame yarn with silver tinsel wrapped up hook. Wing – red deer hair Hackle – dyed red hackle Weight – optional Comment – Thanks to James Bars from [...]

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salmon fry

Salmon Fry Fly Pattern

July 14, 2011

Salmon Fry Fly Pattern Hook – 1530 Size – #10 Thread – fluorescent orange Tail – 2 pcs grizzly marabou (try to find narrower ones) silver flash-a-bou tied on both sides of the marabou tail. Body – white ice dubbing Back – 5 to 6 pieces peacock herl Eyes – bead chain Throat/Eggsac – oregon [...]

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rabbit strip bugger

Rabbit Strip Bugger Fly Pattern

July 14, 2011

Rabbit Strip Bugger Fly Pattern Hook – Mustad Streamer Size – #6 Thread – black 6/0 Tail – two 1 1/4 inch rabbit strips with 2 strands of flash Body – chenille medium Collar – several turns of schalappen color to match hackle Hackle – saddle hackle palmered throughout body Eyes – lead barbells (small) [...]

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olive sculphin

Olive Sculphin Fly Pattern

July 14, 2011

Olive Sculphin Fly Pattern Hook – Daiichi #2220 Size – #4 Thread – black 6/0 Tail – 1 1/4 inch rabbit strip (olive) Body – medium chenille (olive) Head – olive rams wool spun/clipped to shape Hackle – cross bred hen saddle (olive dyed over grizzly) Eyes – lead barbells (small) Comment – Ram’s wool [...]

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muddler

Muddler Minnow Fly Pattern

July 14, 2011

Muddler Minnow Fly Pattern Hook – Mustad 38941 Size – 2 to 12 Thread – Black Weight – optional Tail – Mottled Turkey Quill Segment Body – Flat Gold Tinsel or Mylar UnderWing – Gray Squirrel Tail Overwing – Mottled Turkey Quill Segments Head – Spun Natural Gray Deer Hair Comment – Can be used [...]

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mickey finn

Mickey Finn Fly Pattern

July 14, 2011

Mickey Finn Fly Pattern Hook – Mustad 38941 or 9672; sizes 4 to 14 Thread – Black 6/0 Body – Red floss tag, flat silver tinsel Wing – Small bunch yellow bucktail over which is equal size bunch of red bucktail, over which is a larger bunch of yellow bucktail, equal in size to the [...]

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madonna7

Madonna Fly Pattern

July 14, 2011

Madonna Fly Pattern Hook – streamer; Daiichi 2151 Size – #6 to #2 Thread – Yellow 6/0 Weight – lead wraps Tail – none Body – gold metallic braid over lead wraps Wing – two 1 1/2 inch pieces of rabbit fur (Zonker strips) and two strands of flashbou Head – spun deer hair clipped [...]

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lazerleech

Lazer Leech Fly Pattern

July 14, 2011

Lazer Leech Fly Pattern Hook – mustad streamer Size – #10 – #6 Thread – black 6/0 waxed Weight – optional Tail – black marabou Body – silver sparkle braid wrapped around shank with green lazer wrap (cut in 1/8″ strip) wrapped on top of the braid base. Hackle – black saddle palmered Comment – [...]

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