Fly Patterns

Fly tying is the art of decorating a hook with fur, feathers, artificial materials and tinsel to resemble an insect or baitfish.

Fishing Flies Tyers and Manufacturers

Freshwater Fly Tying Patterns

Saltwater Fly Tying Patterns

Bass Flies Fly Tying Patterns

FLY NAME: Muddler Minnow

Hook	Size 6 - 10 long shanked hook
Tying thread	Black
Tail	A section of oak turkey wing quill that extends the length of the hook
Body	Flat gold tinsel
Wing	A bunch of grey squirrel tail hair between two sections of oak turkey wing feather.  This extends the end of the tail and is tied pointing slightly upwards from the hook
Shoulders	Natural deer hair

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FLY NAME:  Gold Ribbed Hared Ear

Hook	Down-eye hook
Tying thread	Black
Tail	Brown hackle barbules
Body	Hares ear fur
Ribbing	Gold tinsel
Hackle	Hare's ear fur
Wing	Grey mallard quill or Brown turkey
Head	Black

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FLY NAME:  Coachman (Wet)

Hook	Down-eye
Tying thread	Black
Body	Peacock Herl
Tip	Gold tinsel
Wing	White duck quill
Hackle	Brown
Head	Black

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FLY NAME:  Black Prince (Wet)

Hook	Down-eye	.
Tying thread	Black
Tail	Red hackle barbules or feather
Body	Black Floss
Ribbing	Gold Tinsel
Wing	Black duck quill
Hackle	Black
Head	Black
Tip	Gold Tinsel

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FLY NAME:  Black Ghost

Hook	Streamer hook	.
Tying thread	Black
Tail	Yellow hackle fibres
Body	Tapered; black floss
Ribbing	Flat silver tinsel
Wing	Two white saddle hackles
Shoulders	Yellow hackle throat, Jungle cock eye.
Head	Black

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FLY NAME:  Colonel Bates

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FLY NAME:  ADAMS (Dry)

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FLY NAME:  Alder (Wet)

Hook	Mustad 3906                         Size #10-14
Tying thread	Black 6/0
Tail
Body	Peacock herl
Hackle	Black Hen
Wing	Mottled Turkey Quill

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FLY NAME:  Alexandra (Wet)

Hook	Mustad 3906b                   Size #10 - 16
Tying thread	Black
Tail	Dyed red duck wing quills
Body	Flat silver tinsel
Hackle	Black hen hackle
Wing	Peacock sword fibres with red duck quill thin strips on each side.

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FLY NAME:  Black Gnat (Dry)

Hook	Mustad 94840             Size #12 - 20
Tying thread	Black 6/0
Tail	Black Hackle
Body	Black fur
Hackle	Black
Wing	Mallard quill upright and divided

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FLY NAME:  Blue Dun (Dry)

Hook	Mustad 94840                         Size:   #10 - 20
Tying thread	Black 6/0
Tail	Blue Dun Hackle
Body	Muskrat Fur
Hackle	Blue Dun
Wing	Mallard Quill upright & divided

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FLY NAME:  March Brown (Dry)

Hook	Mustad 94840                          Size #10 - 16
Tying thread	Orange
Tail	Ginger hackle fibres
Body	Red Fox fur
Hackle	Dark ginger and grizzly
Wing	Wood duck flank feathers upright & divided

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FLY NAME:  Ausable Wulff (Dry)

Hook	Mustad 94845                    Size:   #8 - 14
Tying thread	Red 6/0
Tail	Moose Body Hair
Body	Bleached opossum
Hackle	Brown & Grizzly mixed
Wing	White Calf Body Hair

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FLY NAME:  Lefty's Deceiver (Saltwater)

Hook	Ring eye                          Size:   #3/0 - 5/0
Tying thread	White Flat Waxed Nylon
Tail	Saddle Hackles:  2 Grizzly, 4-6 Yellow and 5-6 strands of silver Flashabou
Body	Palmered yellow hackle
Hackle	Red

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FLY NAME:  Royal Wulff (Dry)

Hook	Mustad 7957b                     Size #6 - 16
Tying thread	Black
Tail	White Bucktail
Body	Peacock herl, red floss, peacock herl
Hackle	Brown Saddle hackles
Wing	White bucktail upright & divided

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FLY NAME:  Royal Coachman (Dry)

Hook	Standard Dry                   Size: #10 - 20
Tying thread	Black 6/0
Tail	Golden pheasant tippet feathers fibres
Body	Peacock herl, red floss, peacock herl
Hackle	Coachman brown
Wing	White mallard quill upright & divided

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FLY NAME:  Olive Dun (Dry)

Hook	Standard Dry                    Size:   #12 - 14
Tying thread	Olive
Tail	Medium olive hackle fibres
Body	Quill from stripped olive hackle
Hackle	Medium olive
Wing	Grey Duck

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FLY NAME:  Grey Wulff (Dry)

Hook	Mustad 7957b                  Size:   #6 - 16
Tying thread	Black 6/0
Tail	Brown Duck
Body	Muskrat fur
Hackle	Medium or dark Blue Dun
Wing	Brown Duck

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FLY NAME: Zulu (Wet)

Hook	Mustad 3906b                    Size #10 - 16
Tying thread	Black 6/0
Tail	Red wool, clipped short
Body	Peacock Herl
Hackle	Black hackle palmered over body
Rib	Fine gold wire

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FLY NAME:  Glass Minnow (Saltwater)

Hook	Mustad 34007                   Size: 1/0 - 2
Tying thread	Black Flat Waxed Nylon
Cheek	Strips of mylar extending 3/4 length of wing
Body	Clear flat monofilament over flat silver mylar
Wiing	Green bucktail over white bucktail 2x as long as hook
Eyes	Lacquered Yellow with black pupil

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FLY NAME:  Black Leech (Bass)

Hook	Salmon - wet                   Size 1/0	.
Tying thread	Black
Tail	Black Marabou
Body	Black wool
Eyes	Doll eyes - white or red
Rib	Palmered Black Hackle

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FLY NAME:  Zonker (Bass)

Hook	Streamer                           Size #4 - 8
Tying thread	Red
Tail	White rabbit zonker strip extending 3cm past hook bend
Body	- Underbody:  White Floss                           - Overbody:  Gold or silver mylar tubing
Wing	Provided by zonker strip being tied at head

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FLY NAME:  Frog (Bass)

Hook	Standard Dry Fly Hook          Size #4 - 8
Tying thread	Olive
Body	Olive deer hair clipped large at the head and narrow at the tail
Legs	Olive dyed bucktail with knots to form joints.

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FLY NAME:  Olive Matuka (Streamer)

Hook	Mustad 9671                    Size:   2 - 10
Tying thread	Olive 6/0
Tail	Olive hen hackle fibres
Body	Light olive rug yarn
Rib	Fine gold oval tinsel
Wing	4 olive hen hackles

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FLY NAME:  Irresistable

Hook	Mustad 7957b                   Size #6 - 16	.
Tying thread	Black 6/0
Tail	Brown Bucktail
Body	Deer Body hair spun and clipped
Hackle	Medium or dark Blue Dun
Wing	Brown Bucktail upright, slightly forward

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FLY NAME:  Light Cahill (Dry)

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FLY NAME:  Light Hendrikson (Wet)

Hook	Mustad 94840                        Size #10 - 16
Tying thread	Grey 6/0
Tail	Blue dun hackle fibres
Body	Red fox fur
Hackle	Blue Dun
Wing	Wood duck flank feathers upright & divided

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FLY NAME:  Lunn's Particular

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FLY NAME:  Greenwell's Glory

Hook	Standard Dry                       Size:   #12 - 16
Tying thread	Primrose
Body	Primrose tying silk well waxed to produce olive colour
Rib	Gold wire
Hackle	Light Furnace
Wing	Blackbird substitute

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FLY NAME:  Grey Fox

Hook	Mustad 94840                     Size:   #12 - 18	.
Tying thread	Pale Yellow
Tail	Ginger hackle barbs
Body	Tan fur of Red Fox
Wing	Mallard Flank feathers
Hackle	Mixed Light Ginger & Grizzly

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FLY NAME:  Hairwing Caddis

Hook	Mustad 94840                  Size:   #10 - 18
Tying thread	Black
Tail
Body	Mixed olive and brown dubbing
Hackle	Blue Dun
Wing	Dark grey mink tail - small bunch on top and small bunches slightly to each side.

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FLY NAME:  Iron Blue Dun

Hook	Mustad 3906                    Size: #10 - 16
Tying thread	Black 6/0
Tail	Furnace hackle fibres
Body	Muskrat Fur
Butt	Red Floss
Wing	Natural Dark duck wing quill
Hackle	Furnace hen hackle

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FLY NAME: Jassid

Hook	Mustad 98480                 Size:   #16 - 22
Tying thread	Black
Body	Black hackle, palmered tightly, clipped top & bottom
Wing	Jungle Cock eyes

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