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Black Heron

Tip - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine silver wire
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back

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

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Black Maria

Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half, yellow floss; the front half, black floss
Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Black bucktail tied low over the body

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

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Josehine Baker variants  

Josephine Baker

Hook- Mustad 3366 with bead, thread- chartreuse, tail- rubber/ silicone legs, eyes uv attached to bead and secured in place, body- seal "X" insect green dubbing with palmer chartreuse/grizzly hackle

Josephine Baker at the beach salt version

Hook- Mustad 34007 with cone, thread-white nylon, tail- rubber/ silicone legs and splayed hackles tips, eyes uv attached to cone and secured in place, body- chartreuse estaz with palmer chartreuse/grizzly hackle and counter wound wire rib

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Bucktail Doctor

Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Natural brown bucktail tied low over the body

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

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IRISH MAYFLY VARIANT

HOOK: #12 2XL HEAVY WIRE

THREAD: BLACK 6/0

TAIL: PHEASANT TAIL FIBERS DYED OLIVE

ABDOMEN/BODY: DARK GREEN DUBBING WITH PALMERED OLIVE HEN HACKLE

RIB: CHARTRUESE FLOSS

HACKLE: PHEASANT CHURCH FEATHER

HEAD: S.H. HARD AS NAILS

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HOLY GRAIL CADDIS NYMPH

HOOK: #14 SCUD

THREAD: BLACK #70

ABDOMEN/BODY: PHEASENT TAIL FIBERS- NATURAL

RIB: NONE

WING CASE: PHEASENT TAIL FIBERS- NATURAL

GILLS: GREY SPARKLE DUBBING

THORAX: 1/8” BRASS BEAD

HACKLE: PARTRIDGE- BROWN SHOULDER FEATHER.

HEAD: S.H. HARD AS NAILS   

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Chamon

Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tag - Short strand of fluorescent green floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent green floss
Hackle - Bright green tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Sparse dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

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

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Foxfire

Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail tied short, with a very sparse bunch of fluorescent orange hackle barbs tied on top
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body, with an overwing of peacock sword feather barbs
Hackle - Fluorescent orange tied on as a collar and tied back

Claude Westfall of Orono, Maine, originated this pattern in 1984

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

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On 11/19/2023 at 9:42 AM, cphubert said:

Josehine Baker variants  

 

Really like these!

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Premier

Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Scarlet
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Scarlet floss
Hackle - Scarlet
Wing - White with scarlet stripe

Trout - Ray Bergman

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