Alder
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 14
Thread - black
Tag - flat gold fine tinsel
Body - peacock herl
hackle - black hen or soft rooster
Wings - mottled turkey wing quill
Alexandra
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
Thread - black
Tail - small slip of red duck quill
Body - flat silver tinsel
Wings - peacock sword fibers with this strips of red duck quill on each side
Hackle - black hen hackle or soft rooster
Black Gnat
Hook - standard wet fly sizes 10 - 14
Thread - black
Tail - black hackle fibers
Body - black rabbit dubbing
Wings - grey duck quills
Hackle - black hen or soft black rooster hackle
Comments - The Black Gnat was originally tied using red hackle fibers for a tail. Some tradionalists still tie the pattern that way, most do not today.
Black Quill
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
Thread - black
Tail - black hackle fibers
Body -stripped peacock quill
Hackle - black hen or soft rooster
Wings - grey duck quills
Blue Dun
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
Thread - grey
Tail - med dun hackle fibers
Body - dubbed muskrat belly
Wings - grey duck quills
Hackle - grey hen neck hackle
Blue Quill
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
Thread - black
Tail - med dun hackle fibers
Rib - fine gold wire
Body - stripped peacock herl
Wings - grey duck quills
Hackle - grey hen neck hackle or soft rooster hackle
Blue Wing Olive
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 14- 18
Thread - olive
Tail - dark dun hackle fibers
Body - medium olive rabbit dubbing
Hackle - dark dun hen or soft rooster
Wings - grey duck quills
Brown Hackle
Hook - standard wet fly sizes 6 - 16
Thread - black
Tail - red hackle fibers or wool or floss short
Body - peacock herl
Hackle - brown hen hackle or soft rooster hackle
Coachman
Hook - standard wet fly sizes 10 - 16
Thread - black
Tag - fine flat gold tinsel
Body - peacock herl
Wings - White duck quill
Hackle - brown hen hackle or soft rooster hackle
Comments - The Leadwing Coachman is tied the same except grey duck quills are substittued for the white duck quills.
Cowdung
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
Thread - black
Tag - fine flat gold tinsel
Body - dark olive floss
Hackle - brown hen or soft rooster
Wings - cinnamon turkey wing quill
Dark Hendrickson
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
Thread - black
Tail - lemon woodduck fibers
Body - muskrat fur
Wings - lemon woodduck or grey duck quills
Hackle - medium dun hen or soft rooster hackle
Cahill
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
Thread - yellow
Tail - lemon woodduck or white hackle fibers
Body - cream dubbing (rabbit or synthetic)
Hackle - dark ginger hen or soft rooster
Wings - lemon woodduck
Ginger Quill
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
Thread - grey
Tail - light ginger hackle fibers
Body - stripped peacock quill
Hackle - light ginger hen or soft rooster
Wings - grey duck quills
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 6 - 16
Thread - black
Tail - brown hackle fibers, partridge or hen
Rib - flat gold tinsel
Body - hare's ear fur picked out at throat
Wings - brown duck quills, grouse (shown) or turkey
Collar - Partridge or grouse
Grizzly King
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 14
Thread - black
Tail - slip of red duck quill
Rib - fine flat gold tinsel
Body - bright green floss
Wings - grey mallard flanks
Hackle - grizzly hen hackle or soft rooster
Leadwing Coachman
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 6 - 16
Thread - black
Tip - fine flat gold tinsel
Body - peacock herl
Hackle - brown hen or soft rooster
Wings - grey duck quills
Light Cahill
Hook - standard wet fly hook sizes 10 - 16
Thread -cream or pale yellow
Tail - light ginger hackle fibers
Body - hare's ear dubbing
Wings - lemon woodduck sides
Thorax - ginger hen hackle or soft rooster hackle
Comments - A classic companion to the Light Cahill Dry fly and like its dry cousin, a real trout getter.
Light Hendrickson
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 12 - 16
Thread - grey
Tail - lemon woodduck fibers
Body - red fox (sandy underfur, aka fawn fox)
Hackle - medium bronze dun hen or soft rooster
Wings - lemon woodduck
March Brown - American
Hook - standard wet fly hook sizes 10 - 14
Thread - black
Tail - dark ginger hackle fibers
Body - grayish tan rabbit dubbing
Rib - yellow thread
Wings - mottled turkey
Thorax - dark ginger hen hackle or soft rooster hackle
McGinty
Hook - wet fly hook 2X sizes 6 - 16
Thread - black
Tail - l\teal flank fibers and red hackle fibers mixed
Body - black and yellow wool yarn alternating
Wings - blue mallard quills
Thorax - dark brown hen or soft rooster hackle
Pale Evening Dun
Hook - standard wet fly hook sizes 14 - 18
Thread - pale yellow
Tail - light dun hackle fibers
Body - pale yellow rabbit dubbing
Wings - light grey duck quill
Thorax - pale dun hen hackle or saft rooster hackle
Parmachene Belle
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
Thread - black
Tail - red and white hackle fibers mixed
Rib - fine flat gold tinsel
Body - yellow floss
Wings - layers of duck quills-white, red, white
Hackle - red and white hen hackle mixed
Pink Lady
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
Thread - gray
Tail - gold pheasant tippet fibers
Rib - fine flat gold tinsel
Body - pink floss
Wings - gray duck quills
Hackle - light ginger hen or soft rooster
Professor
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
Thread - black
Tail - red hackle fibers
Rib - fine flat gold tinsel
Body - yellow floss
Wings - grey mallard flanks
Hackle - lbrown hen hackle or soft rooster
Quill Gordon
Hook - standard wet fly 10 - 14
Thread - black
Tail - lemon woodduck fibers
Body - stripped peacock quill (lacquered)
rib - fine gold wire
Wings - lemon woodduck
Hackle - medium blue dun hen or soft rooster
Comments - Like the case of the dry fly if the wire is wrapped in the direction opposite which the quill is wrapped, it will provide for a stronger tied fly.
Scarlet Ibis
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 12 - 16
Thread - red
Tail - red hackle fibers
Rib - fine flat gold tinsel
Body - red floss
Wings - red duck quills
Hackle - red hen hackle
White Miller
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
Thread - white
Rib - fine flat silver tinsel
Body - white floss
Wings - whiteduck quills
Hackle - white hen hackle or soft rooster hackle
Wickham's Fancy
Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
Rib - fine gold wire
Body - flat gold tinsel
Hackle- light ginger palmered over body
Wings - grey duck quills
Woolly Worm
Hook - 4X nymph hook - sizes 2 - 12
Thread - black
Tail - red hackle fibers
Rib - fine silver wire
Body - black Chenille
Hackle - grizzly palmered over the entire body.
Comments - Brown , olive and grey woolly worms are tied the same except the chenille color is changed as appropriate.
