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Scudley Do Right
Life of the Party
Scudley Do Right
Life of the Party
Thunder Mountain
Steelhead Fly
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Crimson red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Red floss
Hackle - Crimson red and black tied on as a collar, mixed, and tied back and down
Wing - White bucktail tied over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental
Silvius Demon
Steelhead Fly
Lloyd Silvius of Eureka, California, originated this pattern in the 1930s for the Eel River.
Hooks - TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hackle barbs
Butt - Red chenille
Body - Oval gold tinsel
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental
thanks
Royal Coachman - Waiting
Steelhead Fly
Al Allard came up with this variation
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Body - Peacock herl with a wide red floss center band
Hackle - White tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White bucktail tied over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental
Nice fly, and it looks like Christmas on a hook.
Scottp
Legend
GO/FB Bumble
Notional; downsize by 1 and swap out the g/p crest for plain pheasant tail and it’d pass for a Hecuba.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 wine
tail - golden pheasant crest
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing dyed golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel/4 cups water)
body hackles - dyed golden olive/fiery brown (2 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Tan, 1/4 Tsp Rit Purple/4 cups water)
1st shoulder - bleached pheasant rump dyed golden olive
2nd shoulder - sharptail grouse dyed fiery brown
Regards,
Scott
Notional; downsize by 1 and swap out the g/p crest for plain pheasant tail and it’d pass for a Hecuba.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 wine
tail - golden pheasant crest
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing dyed golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp Rit Camel/4 cups water)
body hackles - dyed golden olive/fiery brown (2 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Tan, 1/4 Tsp Rit Purple/4 cups water)
1st shoulder - bleached pheasant rump dyed golden olive
2nd shoulder - sharptail grouse dyed fiery brown
Regards,
Scott
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Purple Angle
Steelhead Fly
Bob Strobel originated this pattern
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Fluorescent fire orange
Tail - Tuft of purple marabou
Butt - Fluorescent fire orange chenille
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Purple chenille
Hackle - Claret tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White bucktail tied over the body
Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Paint Pot
Steelhead Fly
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Scarlet red hackle fibers
Body - Flat silver tinsel over a well-tapered underbody of white floss or yarn
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail tied over the body
Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Scottp
Legend
Peachy Olive Octo-Bumble
Playing with color combinations.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 wine
tail - yarn fluoro orange
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing dyed neon peach (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Coral/1 cup water)
body hackle - olive
1st shoulder - pheasant rump dyed olive
2nd shoulder - Mearns quail dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
Playing with color combinations.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 wine
tail - yarn fluoro orange
rib - small wire gold
body - dubbing dyed neon peach (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Coral/1 cup water)
body hackle - olive
1st shoulder - pheasant rump dyed olive
2nd shoulder - Mearns quail dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
Norm,
That's a great disclaimer. You post across several different sites, correct? I think it's a great way to protect yourself
That's a great disclaimer. You post across several different sites, correct? I think it's a great way to protect yourself
These simiseal leeches are good lake flies for me for a variety of species. A touch sparser.
Oliver1329
Life of the Party
jiggy pats
Pink Mambo
Steelhead Fly
Victor Moore of Smithers, British Columbia, originated this pattern
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Red
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Body - Rear halt, dubbed with fluorescent hot pink lamb's wool: the front half, black chenille
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Pink bucktail tied over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
McReynolds
Steelhead Fly
Clarence McReynolds of Eureka, California, originated this pattern in 1940
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hackle barbs
Ribbing - Heavy black thread
Body - Dubbed with orange lamb's wool
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
