Trout and Steelhead Patterns

Trout and Steelhead Patterns

Cold water fly patterns for trout and steelhead

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Trout and Steelhead Patterns
  • Wayne Luallen: Stuck Shuck Midge

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Daiichi 1140 or 1130, #20-24, or Daiichi 1110 #20-26
    Thread: Benecchi 12/0
    Tail: Microzelon, pearlescent mylar, opalescent mylar (all can be left straight, twisted, or furled), and/or Whiting Farms Grizzly Hackle tip.
    Abdomen: Flat thread
    Rib: Optional – twisted thread
    Thora...

  • Jerry Criss: TLF BWO Softhackle

    RECIPE:

    Hook: 103 Bl #17
    Thread: Rusty Dun or Grey
    Tail: Micro Fibits
    Body – Danville Stretch Nylon (Brown)Or Brown Dry fly Dubbing
    Thorax: Pink Ice Dub
    Hackle: lt t Dark Dun Soft Hen Hackle

  • Boots Allen: Day-2 Midge Pupa

    RECIPE:

    Hook: TMC 3769, size 18
    Wing/Gills: White cdc puff
    Head/Bead: Clear glass or tin, copper, or tungsten bead
    Body: Olive, tan or gray monochord
    Ribbing: Black 8/0 thread
    Collar: Peacock herl

  • Josh Stanish: Carpet Sowbug

    RECIPE:

    Hook: TMC 2457 Scud Hook # 12-18
    Thread: 70 Denier Black UTC
    Tail: (optional) Mallard Flank Feather
    Dubbing: Gray Carpet Scud Dubbing
    Wingcase: Medium Black Holographic Mylar Tinsel

  • Jerry Criss: Possum Hair Nymph

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Heavy wire scud hook #16 to #12
    Thread: 8/0 Rusty Dun
    Body: Possum under fur
    Rib: Fine copper wire
    Hackle: Possum hair spun in a dubbing loop and wrapped as hackle

  • Tyler Dimond: Purple Czech Nymph

    RECIPE:

    Hook: tmc scud hook in sizes 14-12
    Thread:black uni thread 180 denier
    Abdomen: synthetic polar bear in purple sparkle (doubbing)
    Shell back:strip of flat flash
    Rib: gold wire

  • Wayne Luallen: CDC Spinner

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Daiichi 1110, #14-22
    Thread: Danville’s Flymaster 6/0
    Tail: Most any hard hair or synthetic
    Abdomen: Thread or dubbing blend
    Rib: Twisted thread
    Thorax: Dubbing blend
    Wing - Type 1 or 2 Nature's Spirit Goose CDC feather(s) - (Note: See article about CDC by Hans Weilenmann )...

  • Matt Wilhelm: March Brown Emerger

    RECIPE:

    Thread: 6/0 brown
    Hook: Dai Riki #125 emerger hook sz 12-14
    Tail: Pheasant tail fibers
    Body: Turkey tail fibers
    Rib: Small copper or silver wire
    Thorax: Tan dubbing
    Hackle: Hungarian Partridge

  • Jesse Riding: J's Spidey Sense

    RECIPE;
    Hook: Standard Scud Hook Size 12
    Thread: Black 6/0
    Eyes: Rainy’s Bug Eyes
    Body: Rainy’s Black 1/8” Evazote (Cut to shape)
    Hackle: Black Dry Fly Saddle
    Legs: Black Sili Legs
    Indicator: Orange Acrylic paint
    Species used for: Panfish, Bass, Trout, etc.
    Places specifically used a lot...

  • Chris Williams: Muddler Minnow

    RECIPE:
    Hook: Gamakatsu 1/0 or 2/0 jig hook
    Thread: red UTC 140
    Bead: large tungsten cone followed by a 3/16” tungsten bead
    Eyes: yellow doll eyes super-glued to cone
    Body: orange crinkled flashabou wrapped and then pulled back and tied down for more flash. Then add some black flashabou stra...

  • Pete Boll: Eumer Steelhead Killer

  • Howard Cole: UCONN Emerger

    SD
    RECIPE:

    Hook: Tiemco 900BL #14-#20
    Thorax: Glass Bead 11/0-15/0 Diamond
    Thread: Uni-Thread 8/0 Rusty Dun
    Tail: Z-lon Amber
    Body: Dubbing Dark Olive
    Overbody: Z-lon Dark Olive
    Wing: Deer Hair

  • Shannon McCormick: Tube-Truder

    SD
    RECIPE:

    Begin with a 1 1/2 " aluminum tube
    From the rear of the fly forward:
    Target (butt): pink dubbing ball
    Flash: Crystal flash or Flashabou
    Hackle (1): stripped Rhea feather
    Hackle (2): stripped Amherst Pheasant tail
    Hackle (3): stripped Guinea feather or mallard flank
    Head: bla...

  • Howard Cole: Unusual Usual Flav Biot Emerger

    SD
    RECIPE:

    Hook: Dai-Riki 300 #14 & #16
    Thread: Uni-Thread 8/0 Olive Dun
    Undertail: Z-lon Amber or CDC Gold/ Amber
    Tail: Wood Duck Flank Fibers
    Abdomen: Goose or Turkey Biot Olive
    Thorax: Dubbing Dark Olive
    Wing: Snowshoe Rabbit Dark Dun
    Hackle: Saddle or Cape Hackle Grizzly/Olive
    Eve...

  • Dan Delekta: Delekable CDC Elk Hair Caddis

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Std. Dry Fly; sizes #14, #16, #18
    Thread: 6/0 Brown Danville
    Body: Ice Dub UV Cinnamon
    Hackle: Whiting Brown Furnace
    Rib: Fine Gold Wire
    Under wing: CDC Dun (Gray) color tied full
    Over wing: Light Bull Elk
    Legs: Sili legs Nymph size Brown Solid
    Head: Dubbed head to match ...

  • Willy Self: Willy's UV Cray

    RECIPE:

    Hook: size#8 dia-riki 280
    Thread: olive thread 3/0 mono
    Ribbing: black flexy floss
    Underbody: orange marabou
    Body: mottled olive and black flake(slither skin)soon to be on thw market.
    Dubbing: Light olive u.v.dudding
    Pincers: slither cone skin cut pinchers
    Hackle: olive grizzley...

  • Brandon Tueller: Zig-Zag

  • Jesse Riding: J's Hi-Tie Sally

    RECIPE:

    Hook: 1X Long Dry Fly Hook
    Thread: Yellow 6/0 & Red 6/0 for Egg cluster
    Body: Rainy’s Yellow 1/8” Evazote sheet foam
    Wing: Natural Light (Bull) Elk hair
    Hackle: Brown Dry Fly Saddle

  • Doug McKnight: Lowrider Sculpin

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Wapsi Super Jig Hook
    Thread: Flat waxed nylon
    Tail: Olive zonker strip
    Belly: Mouse Grey Zonker strip, rainbow crystal flash
    Fins: Dyed Olive pheasant saddle feathers
    eyes: large mono nymph eyes
    Head: Dark olive furry foam, glued with Zap Goo

  • Al Ritt: ARF Midge Pupa

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Tiemco 2487
    Antennea: Organza, White
    Bead: Glass, Gunmetal
    Underbody: Thread, Red
    Rib: Wire, X-Small Silver
    Overbody: Micro Tubing, Clear
    Wing: Organza, White
    Thorax: Hare’e Ice Dub, Harder’s Bloody Black

  • Josh Stanish: Baetis Wonder Nymph

    RECIPE:

    Hook: TMC 5212 # 16-20
    Thread: 70 Denier Gray Brown UTC
    Tail: Dark Dun Hackle Fibers
    Body: Olive Standard Tubing
    Thorax: # 29 Hareline Dubbing
    Wing: Grizzly Hackle

  • Doug McKnight: Sweetgrass Hopper

    RECIPE:

    Hook: #6-10 2xl nymph hook
    Thread: UTC 140 Hopper Yellow
    Body: Rainy's Crosslink foam 4mm, cream or tan
    Legs: Rainy's Barred Rubber legs, tan or Yellow
    Wingcase: Tan opaque Razor foam
    Wing: Tan Neer Hair, or Antron yarn

  • Matt Wilhelm: Peacock Softhackle

    RECIPE:

    Thread: 6/0 Black
    Hook: Dai Riki #125 emerger hook sz 14-16
    Body: Peacock herl
    Rib: Small copper or gold wire
    Thorax: Peacock Ice Dubbing
    Hackle: Hungarian Partridge

  • Boots Allen: Monkey Mouse

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Mustad 34011, size 4 to size 2/0
    Thread: Black 3/0
    Tail: Strip of antelope hide colored black
    Shellback: Two strips of black and white, two-tone, 2mm foam
    Body: Black Ice chenille
    Legs: Four strips of black rubber, knotted to form knee and ankle joints