Trout and Steelhead Patterns

Trout and Steelhead Patterns

Cold water fly patterns for trout and steelhead

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Trout and Steelhead Patterns
  • Dan Delekta: Delektable Little Red Spanker

    RECIPE
    Hook: Nymph Hook 2XH, 2XL in sizes #14, #16, and #18
    Thread: Red 6/0 Danville
    Bead Head: Silver Color in 3/32 size for sizes #14 and #16; 5/64 for #18 and #20
    Tail: 8 Fibers of Mallard Flank dyed Medium Dun Color
    Body: Holographic Red Tinsel Medium size super glued down; Do-Not get th...

  • Al Ritt: L2HF Harey Yellowstone

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Tiemco 100 or 101
    Thread: UTC 70 Denier
    Body: Yellow Super Fine Dubbing
    Thorax: Yellow Super Fine Dubbing
    Wing: White (winter phase) hair from the bottom of a snowshoe hare’s hind foot
    Egg Sack: Red Foam
    Trailing Bubbles: 2 strands of Mirage Opal Flash
    Rib: Yellow Dyed Gri...

  • Willy Self: T-Rex Worm

    RECIPE:
    Hook : size 8 Scud
    Thread : Red or Pink
    Body : Rubber Squid Tenicle
    Thorax Cover : Red Scud back
    Head : Thread

  • Dave Bloom: Leadeye Gotcha

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Gamakatsu #2 SW
    Thread: Shell Pink FW
    Eyes: Med Lead Eye
    Tail/Body: Pearl flat braid
    Wing: Sand Craft Fur and Pearl Krystal Flash
    Glue: 30 min Epoxy

  • Willy Self: Willy's Rubber May

    RECIPE:

    Hook: dia-riki 060 #10-#18
    Tail-gadwall duck flank
    Body- 2 colors of flexi-floss (Light & dark)choice of colors.
    Wing case- mylar flash med.
    Thorax- u.v. dubbing calibatis or other Bead can be added.

  • Chris Williams: Flash Midge Emerger

    RECIPE:

    Hook: TMC 102Y #21, or TMC 2488 #20-30
    Thread: black UTC 70
    Tail: Callibaetis colored antron dubbing shuck
    Body: black Flashabou
    Thorax: peacock eye fibers
    Wing: dun or tan poly twisted and tied in a loop
    Legs: Whiting midge grizzly, speckled badger, or dun palmered through the p...

  • Kenly Bitton: Peacock Blue

    RRECIPE:

    Hook: Alec Jackson #5
    Thread: Black
    Body: Silver Doctor Blue Crystal Chenille
    Wing: Black Golden Pheasant breast feather
    Hackle: Blue peacock breast feather; Purple saddle hackle

  • Kieran Frye: KC's Woodchuck Nymph

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Mustad curved nymph 12-14
    Thread: Black 8/0 Uni
    Tail: Small bunch of Groundhog guard hairs
    Abdomen: Lucent Chenille – color to match natural
    Wingcase: Whiting Henback tied in by the tip and pulled over or mottled turkey
    Thorax: Ice dubbing to match natural

  • Harley Reno: Elvira

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Mustad 32756 or Eagle Claw 570 in 4, 6, 8
    Thread: Danville's 3/0 waxed monocord in black, brown, or green
    Eyes: Dazl-eyes in black or brass in 3/16 or 5/32
    Tail: Black Marabou
    Hackle: Rope made of Four strands Krystal Flas in ultraviolet or pearl, 1 Grizzly saddle hackle, 1 b...

  • Doug McKnight: Pig Pen Leach

    RECIPE:

    Bead: Black Brass eye
    Hook: #6-12 2XL nymph hook
    Thread: UTC140 color to suit
    Tail: Burnt Orange and Brown Marabou, single strand of flashabou
    Body: Gold Variant Rabbit fur from the hide twisted into a dubbing loop

  • Jay Buchner: Frisky Fly

    RECIPE

    Hook: Mustad 1x 3906b #12-#18 (any nymph type hook will work)
    Bead: Gold to match hook size
    Weight: 4 or 5 turns of lead wire to secure bead
    Thread: 6/0 Danville prewaxed coffee or beige
    Tail: Guard hair from Hare's mask or fox squirrel (optional: Two strands of pearl krystal flash)...

  • Dave Bloom: Bloom's Parachute Caddis

    This pattern is a parachute caddis he uses on the big MO.

    RECIPE:
    Hook: TMC #921 #12-#18
    Thread: Tan
    Body: Golden Pheasant Tail
    Thorax: Hare's Ear
    Wing: Light Elk Downwing with black, hot orange, or pink post
    Cree or Dark Ginger variant wrappted as parachute hackle

  • Tyler Dimond: Dimond Midge

    RECIPE:

    Hook: dai-riki 270 in sizes 16-14
    Thread: unithread 180 denier in black
    Tail: crystal flash
    Rib: gold wire
    Abdomen: black thread
    Wing case: crystal flash
    Thorax: black doubbing or black thread

  • Kieran Frye: KC's Foam Back Emerger

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Mustad C49S sizes 12-16
    Thread: 8/0 Uni color to match natural
    Tail: Zelon shuck
    Abdomen: Lucent Chenille color to match natural
    Thorax: Australian Opossum loop dubbed color to match natural
    Wingcase: Small piece of gray razor foam tied in and pulled over

  • Josh Stanish: Corn Fed Prince Nymph

    RECIPE:

    Hook: 2x Long Nymph Hook # 2-6
    Bead: 1/4" Spirit River Brite Beads
    weight: Size .030 lead wire
    Thread: Flat wax nylon (Black)
    Tail: Brown Goose Biots
    Body: Ice Dub Chenille (Black)
    Collar: Brown Schapplen
    Wings; White Goose Biots

  • Kenly Bitton: Golden Purple

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Alec Jackson #5
    Thread: Black
    Tail: Golden Pheasant Crest
    Body: Small Purple Chenille
    Wing: Golden Pheasant breast feather
    Hackle: Purple saddle hackle

  • Dave McKee: Hairwing Calibaetis

    RECIPE:

    Hook: TMC 100 #16
    Thread: 8/0 Rusty Dun
    Tail: Grizzly Hackle Fibers
    Body: Callibaetis Ultrafine Dubbing
    Wing: Deer Body Hair

  • Dave McKee: Firebead Scud

    RECIPE:
    Hook: Dai Riki #135 size 14-16
    Bead: 1/8 or 7/64 Orange Fire Bead
    Thead: Gray 6/0
    Rib: Silver Wire
    Shellback: Pearlescent Strip
    Hackle (legs): Cream or Lt. Dun
    Body: Gray or Lt. Pink Scud Dub

  • Ben Byng: Damsel Lite

    This fly is great for the skinny damsel nymphs found in lakes in the Sierra Nevadas.

    RECIPE:

    Hook: Daiichi 1270 size 8
    Thread: 8/0 Olive
    Eyes: Mono
    Tail: Jay Fair brown/olive marabou
    Body: Jay Fair brown/olive marabou ribbed with chartreuce flashabou
    Thorax: Jay Fair brown/olive long s...

  • Ben Byng: CDC Caddis

    Great highly visible caddis pattern.

    RECIPE:
    Hook: Daiichi 1190 #16
    Thread: 8/0 Tan
    Tail: Amber z-lon
    Body: Light olive Hairtron dubbing, ribbed with opal flash
    Wing: Tan CDC, topped with partridge
    Legs: Ginger Hackle.
    Head: CDC and Partridge

  • Willy Self: Willy's Wired Squirrel

    RECIPE:
    Hook: dai-riki 060 #10-#18
    tail: Squirrel body fur
    Body: sized wire and color of choice.
    Wing case: mylar flash.
    Thorax: squirrel dubbing
    Bead: can be added.

  • Willy Self: Willy's Fruit Rollup

    RECIPE:
    Hook: 730 Series 4, 6, 8, 10
    Thread: 3/0 mono cord
    Bead: Glass or Brass
    Tail: Scud Back over Krinkle Flash
    Body: Dubbed Simi Seal
    Head: Bead

  • Kieran Frye: KC's Powder Puff CDC Emerger

    Recipe:
    Hook: Mustad C49S sizes 12-22
    Thread: Black 8/0 Uni
    Tail: CDC Puff tied short
    Body: Lucent Chenille color to match natural
    Wing: CDC puff tied short
    Head: Several turns of mini ostrich herl

  • Josh Stanish: Bunny Dun

    Recipe:
    Hook: Standard or straight eye Dry fly Hook (TMC 101) #14-20
    Thread: 70 Denier UTC Thread, Color to match
    Tail: Light Dun Micro Fibbets
    Body: Superfine Dubbing (PMD)
    Wing: Light Dun snowshoe rabbit foot.