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Skookum

Hook - Wet Fly
Thread - Black
Tal - Scarlet
Body - Red chenille - silver or gold tinsel center
Hackle - Mixed bright green and scarlet or claret
Wing - Teal

Trout - Ray Bergman

Poor Mans Fly

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Ginger
Body - Brown wool
Hackle - Ginger
Wing - Gray mallard

How To Tie Flies - E C Gregg

i'm not gonna speculate or try to decipher what the authors are trying to convey in a few sentences written almost 60 years ago, but i do know that Mustad hooks way back then were notorious for having a gap at the hook eye to the hook shank. maybe fill the gap could be assumed?

back then mustad and partridge were the big hook manufacturers

Teal

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - White under floss body, Black head
Tail - Teal
Ribbing - Black floss
Body - White floss
Hackle - Grizzly
Wing - Teal

Trout - Ray Bergman

Oriole

Hook - Wet fly
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Black
Wing - Yellow

How To Tie Flies - E C Gregg

where was your original post?

Challoner (Var)

Hook - Wet fly
Tread - Black
Tail - Red Ibis*
Body - Yellow wool with gold oval tinsel rib
Hackle - Natural red
Wing - Hen pheasant

*I used red goose quill

Challoner (fabri-mouches.ca)

Fly tying a complete dubbing techniques tutorial | PDF (slideshare.net)

Brougham's Clowholm (Var)

Hook - Wet Fly
Thread - Black
Tag - Gold oval tinsel
Tail - Teal flank fibers
Ribbing - Gold oval tinsel
Body - Burgundy wool or seal's fur
Throat - Burgundy hackle
Wing - Off-white swan*

*I used white goose

Brougham's Clowholm (fabri-mouches.ca)

Black J. C. Nymph

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Natural brown bucktail tied low over the body
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

kori bustard feathers for sale | eBay

i believe the original "adams" was tied with gray wool body

TheAdams-HistoryRevisited.pdf - Google Drive

TheAdamsFinalChapter.pdf - Google Drive

Grandpa's Story Part 2 (youtube.com)

Grandpa's Story part 3 (youtube.com)

3 hours ago, SalarMan said:

WOW...they look super. Never tried them, but that may have to change. Thanks Norm!!

I checked them out and they just may be a LITTLE thin for tying uses and lots of unneeded colors...but at that price worth a shot.

they are 2 stranded silk floss

rich lamont mentioned them a i think he liked the floss in one of his videos

an alternative

50 Spools Natural Mulberry Silk Embroidery Threads Floss DIY Craft - Etsy

uncle louie was there? i'll be damned

a solar eclipse and an earthquake within a week of each other. oh my

👍👍

thanks 👍

Black Maw Maw

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Orange hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Wing - Black bear hair tied low over the body
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

i just had an order from them also

good service

Lil' Hood Rat

Hook - Gamakatsu B10s, size 6-10
Thread - Brown
Tail - Rusty Brown micro chenille
Body - Tan 2mm foam
Sides - Natural pine squirrel (I used dyed brown)

Lil' Hood Rat Fly Tying - Micro Mouse For Alaska Rainbows & Grayling - James Spicer Fly Pattern (youtube.com)