Fly Tying New and Old
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A collection of new and old fly patterns fly tying tips and tricks, and other fly fishing articles.
Fly Tying New and Old
20h ago
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 t ..read more
Fly Tying New and Old
2d ago
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 ..read more
Fly Tying New and Old
3d ago
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 ..read more
Fly Tying New and Old
4d ago
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 ..read more
Fly Tying New and Old
4d ago
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 ..read more
Fly Tying New and Old
5d ago
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 ..read more
Fly Tying New and Old
5d ago
Willow
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Olive-gray silk floss
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Darl slate
Trout - Ray Bergman ..read more
Fly Tying New and Old
6d ago
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 ..read more
Fly Tying New and Old
6d ago
Carpenter
Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Body - Rusty red wool
Hackle - Red
Wing - Hen pheasant
How To Tie Flies - E C Gregg  ..read more