fly patterns
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Name: Hackle, Black Body: Peacock & Black Ostrich herl mixed Hackle: Black Reference: Francis Francis 1867 -
Name: Hackle, Black Misc: A series of flies, all with Black Hackle, with various coloured fur bodies Reference: America -
Name: Hackle, Black Body: Black Dog's fur Wings: Light Starling Hackle: Black Reference: Samuel Taylor 1809 -
Name: Hackle, Black-silver Body: Black ostrich herl rbd silver twist Head: Black cock's Reference: Alex Mackintosh 1806. Yorks -
Name: Hackle, Black-wing Body: Water-dog's fur Wings: Starling Hackle: Black Reference: Alex Mackintosh 1806 -
Name: Hackle, Bluewing Thread: Pale Orange Tail: Deep blue dun Body: Sawn herl dyed greeny-yellow rbd gold twist Hackle: Deep blue dun Reference: W.J.Lunn -
Name: Hackle, Claret Body: Peacock herl Wings: Starling Hackle: Claret Reference: New Zealand -
Name: Hackle, Dun, Light Body: waxed yellow tying silk rbd fine flat gold Hackle: Small pale dun feather under wing of Starling Reference: Roger Woolley 1932 -
Name: Hackle, Dun, smoky Body: lead-coloured mohair on lead silk Hackle: Smoky-dun cock's palmerwise Reference: Samuel Taylor 1809 -
Name: Hackle, Dun, sooty Body: Lead-coloured mohair on ash silk Hackle: Sooty-dun cock's, palmerwise Reference: Alex Mackintosh 1806. York -
Name: Hackle, Ginger Body: short & spare, yellow silk Hackle: Ginger Reference: T.C.Hofland 1839 -
Name: Hackle, Golden Body: Black spaniel's ear fur & dark yellow silk rbd gold twist Hackle: Palmerwise, medium to Dark Red Reference: Henry Wade 1861 -
Name: Hackle, Golden Body: Black spaniel's ear fur & dark yellow silk rbd gold twist Hackle: Palmerwise, Black Reference: Henry Wade 1861 -
Name: Hackle, Gold-twist Body: Purple Hackle: Red capon, palmerwise Reference: Charles Cotton 1676 -
Name: Hackle, Great Body: Yellow, rbd Gold Wings: Mallard dyed yellow Hackle: Red Capon, palmerwise Reference: Charles Cotton 1676 -
Name: Hackle, Grey Thread: Primrose Body: Bronze peacock herl rbd narrow gold Hackle: Cream Furnace (=Badger) or Yellow Reference: Leisenring. America -
Name: Hackle, Grizzle Thread: Red Body: Pheasant tail herl Hackle: Dark grizzle cock's Reference: Alex Mackintosh 1806 -
Name: Hackle, Olive Body: Heron herl rbd gold Hackle: Olive with strands of long-fibred Blue Dun Reference: Col Keith Rollo -
Name: Hackle, Purple-Bodied Body: Purple Hackle: Red Capon, palmerwise Reference: Charles Cotton 1676 -
Name: Hackle, Red Misc: Fasten Red wool round a hook and fix on to the wool two feathers which grow under a cock's wattles and which in colour are like wax -
Name: Hackle, Red Body: a) Hares Fur rbd gold b) Peacock herl gold-tipped c) Orange-brown silk gold-tipped Hackle: Natural Red -
Name: Hackle, Red Body: a) Bright red seal's fur b) Black Dubbing c) Bright green dubbing d) Smoke-grey dubbing e) Yellow dubbing f) silver Hackle: Natural Red Reference: America -
Name: Hackle, Red Thread: Crimson or claret tying silk Body: Bronze peacock herl rbd narrow gold Hackle: Furnace (cock for fast water: hen for slow water Reference: J.E.Leisenring. America -
Name: Hackle, Silver-twist Body: Black ostrich herl rbd silver-twist Hackle: Black cock's Reference: Shipley & Fitzgibbon 1838 -
Name: Hackle, White Body: White mohair Hackle: White cock's palmerwise Reference: Charles Cotton 1676 -
Name: Hackle, Yellow Body: Canary-yellow seal's fur or wool rbd gold Hackle: Yellowish-buff cock's Reference: America -
Name: Hackle, Yellow Body: Wool from Ram's testicle (dusty-yellow) rbd copper-hued silk Wings: Mallard dyed yellow Reference: Alex Mackintosh 1806 -
Name: Hackle, Yellow Body: Yellow seal's fur rbd Amber silk or Yellow swan herl Hackle: pale yellow hen or pale ginger hen -
Name: Hackle, Yellow Body: Amber-yellow seal's fur plus a little Brown seal's fur well-mixed, rbd brown silk Hackle: Dark yellow or ginger palmerwise from mid-body to head -
Name: Hair Basser Misc: A bare hook, or with various coloured dubbing, with a fringe of bucktail dyed various colours Reference: L.J.McCormick -
Name: Hairy Dog Tail: Black squirrel tail fibres Body: Red, yellow, green or black Chenille or Gold or silver rbd oval silver Wings: Black squirrel tail Hackle: Black cock's Reference: New Zealand -
Name: Hairy Minnow Tips/Butt/Tag: Tuft of red fluorescent wool Body: Silver Wings: Dark green bucktail with white Bucktail under Head: Black with white eye Misc: Beard: White bucktail, length of hook, and small tuft of red Bucktail -
Name: Half Stone Body: rear 1/3: primrose floss rest: mole fur Hackle: Honey Dun Reference: Eric Taverner 1933 -
Name: Half Stone Body: 2/3rds yellow 1/3rd mole Hackle: Honey Dun or Medium Blue Dun Reference: R.S.Austin c.1890. Devon -
Name: Half Stone Tail: Blue dun palmerwise over mole Body: Rear 1/2: natural horsehair Front 1/2: mole Hackle: Blue dun palmerwise over mole Reference: M.Riesco's pattern -
Name: Half Stone Tail: Dark Blue cock's Body: bright yellow floss Hackle: Dark Blue cock's Reference: R.S.Austin c.1890. Devon -
Name: Half Stone Thread: Black Tail: Blue dun palmerwise over mole Body: Rear 1/2: yellow floss Front 1/2: mole Hackle: Blue dun palmerwise over mole -
Name: Half Stone Body: Rear 1/2: yellow floss Front 1/2: mole Hackle: Honey Dun palmerwise over mole Reference: F.M.Halford 1886 -
Name: Half Stone, Honey Dun Tail: Honey dun cock's Body: Yellow floss with a 'button' of mole behind hackle Hackle: Honey dun cock's -
Name: Half Stone, Honey Dun Tail: Honey dun cock's Body: Yellow floss Hackle: Honey dun cock's Reference: R.S.Austin c.1890. Devon -
Name: Hammond's Adopted Body: Medium-brown wool rbd gold wire Wings: Hen pheasant or Woodcock wing Hackle: Rusty brown-red palmerwise Reference: John Hammond, Winchester Francis Francis 1876 -
Name: Hanningfield Lure Thread: Black Tail: (Rear hook only) Hot Orange hackle wound two or three turns, then trim square Body: (Both hooks) White Fluorescent wool or Nylon ribbed Silver oval or thread Wings: White Goat hair with speckled turkey over and Jungle cock sides Hackle: (Front hook only) Orange with shorter-fibred bright blue in front Misc: Tandem Hooks Reference: Dick Walker's pattern -
Name: Hardy's Favourite Tail: GP Tippet fibres or Brown Mallard Body: Peacock herl rbd red silk Wings: Woodcock wing Hackle: Dark Partridge Reference: W.Earl Hodgson 1904 -
Name: Hardy's Favourite Tail: GP Tippet fibres Body: Claret floss rbd peack herl Wings: Woodcock wing Hackle: Grey partridge -
Name: Hardy's Favourite Tail: Brown Mallard Body: Peacock herl rbd red silk Wings: Dark Brown Turkey Hackle: Dark Partridge Reference: J.J.Hardy -
Name: Hare's Ear Tail: 2 Bronze Mallard fibres Tips/Butt/Tag: Gold Body: Light-coloured Hare's ear fur mixed equal quantity golden-olive seal's fur Wings: Light Landrail Hackle: Natural Red cock's Reference: Ireland -
Name: Hare's Ear Tail: 2 Bronze Mallard fibres Body: Hare's ear with middle 1/3 bright red seal's fur, rbd (optional) silver Wings: Hen Pheasant or Woodcock Hackle: bright blood-red Reference: Ireland -
Name: Hare's Ear Body: Lightish hare's ear on cream tying silk (rough) rbd gold twist Wings: woodock tied reverse Reference: R.S.Austin c.1890. Devon -
Name: Hare's Ear Body: Hare's Ear rbd gold Wings: Dark Starling Misc: See also 'Hare's Ear, gold-ribbed' Reference: H.S.Hall 1885 -
Name: Hare's Ear & Blae Tail: 2 strands wood-pigeon wing Body: Lightish hare's ear on yellow silk Wings: Light-blue Wood-pigeon wing -
Name: Hare's Ear & Blae Tail: 2 fibres Brown Mallard Tips/Butt/Tag: Gold Body: Dark Hare's Ear tinged dark olive wool Wings: Snipe -
Name: Hare's Ear & Blae Tail: 2 fibres red cock's hackle Body: Lightish hare's ear on yellow silk rbd gold Wings: Blue hen hackles cut to shape -
Name: Hare's Ear & Claret Body: Hare's Ear rbd gold Wings: Starling Hackle: Claret -
Name: Hare's Ear, Dark Body: Dark fur from Hare's ear on olive silk rbd gold twist Hackle: Dark blue-dun Reference: W.J.Lunn -
Name: Hare's Ear Duster Thread: Black Body: Hare's ear Hackle: Badger -
Name: Hare's Ear Fly Body: Hare's Ear fur mixed with a little Yellow Mohair Wings: Starling, Bunting or Woodcock Reference: William Blacker 1843 -
Name: Hare's Ear, Gold-ribbed Body: Hare's Ear on yellow silk, rbd gold Wings: Pale Starling Reference: G.E.M.Skues 1910 -
Name: Hare's Ear, Gold-ribbed Tail: at tail and at shoulder - Medium Olive Body: Hare's Ear on yellow silk, rbd gold -
Name: Hare's Ear, Gold-ribbed Body: Hare's Ear on yellow silk, rbd gold Hackle: Light Blue Dun Reference: Roger Woolley 1932 -
Name: Hare's Ear, Gold-ribbed Body: Hare's Ear on yellow silk (sandy shade), rbd gold Hackle: Black with honey dun over Reference: T.J.Hanna -
Name: Hare's Ear, Gold-ribbed Body: Dark fur from root of Hare's ear on yellow silk, rbd fine flat gold, fat & picked out for legs -
Name: Hare's Ear, Gold-ribbed Body: Hare's ear on yellow silk, rbd gold, tied rough Wings: Jay wing feather fibres Hackle: (Optional) Light brown or grizzle Reference: T.Gordon. America -
Name: Hare's Ear, Gold-ribbed Tail: Ginger cock fibres Body: Hare's Ear on yellow silk, rbd gold Hackle: Light Blue Dun Reference: York's pattern. Wales -
Name: Hare's Ear, Gold-ribbed, Nymph Thread: Primrose Body: Copper wire to weight with Hare's Ear rbd gold wire over Thorax: Hare's ear, thicker than body Misc: No hackle or wings -
Name: Hare's Ear, Gold-ribbed, Nymph Thread: Brown or Black Body: Copper wire to weight with Hare's Ear rbd gold wire over Wings: Wing cases: Dyed black Turkey tail over back of body -
Name: Hare's Ear & Plover Thread: Primrose-yellow Body: Hare's Ear rbd (optional) yellow tying silk Hackle: Golden-Plover (mouse-coloured with yellow tips) from mid-body Reference: W.S.R.Fogg -
Name: Hare's Ear & Plover Body: Dark Hare's ear rbd fine gold wire & small gold tip. Plump, tapering to tail Hackle: Golden Plover (mouse-coloured with yellow tips) from mid-body Reference: W.S.Roger Fogg -
Name: Hare's Ear & Purple Tail: 3 fibres of Hare's ear fur Body: Purple floss rbd gold Wings: Pale Starling Reference: J.Bernard 1932 -
Name: Hare's Ear Quill Tail: Olive cock fibres Body: Peacock Quill dyed olive Thorax: Hare's Ear Wings: Pale or medium Starling Reference: Roger Woolley 1932 -
Name: Hare's Ear Quill Tail: Olive cock fibres Body: Peacock quill dyed canary yellow Thorax: Hare's Ear Wings: Pale or medium Starling Reference: F.M.Halford's Dressing -
Name: Hare's Ear & Red Body: Hare's ear rbd gold Wings: Starling Hackle: Red cock's -
Name: Hare's Ear, Scarlet-ribbed Body: Scarlet rbd gold Wings: Blae Hackle: Bunch of Hare's ear fibres Reference: Hardy Bros catalougue 1907 -
Name: Hare's Ear Sedge Body: Hare's face rbd gold Wings: Landrail Hackle: Brown-ginger cock's, palmerwise Reference: F.M.Halford -
Name: Hare's Ear, Silver-ribbed Body: Hare's Ear on yellow silk, rbd silver Wings: Pale Starling Reference: J.Bernard 1932 -
Name: Hare's Ear, Yellow Body: Lemon-yellow floss or tying silk Wings: Pale Starling Misc: Legs: Hare's ear fur Reference: J.Bernard 1932 -
Name: Hare's Ear, Yellow Body: Dark hare's ear mixed a little yellow mohair Wings: Starling Reference: Samuel Taylor 1809 -
Name: Hare's Face Thread: Hot orange Tail: Dark honey-dun cock fibres Body: Fur from Hare's face rbd silver wire Hackle: 3 small Blue Wyandotte hackles with silvery sheen Reference: P.T.Jacobsen. Denmark -
Name: Hare's Hackle Thread: Olive Tail: Pale Buff Body: Light Hare's body fur rbd gold twist Hackle: Pale Buff Reference: W.J.Lunn -
Name: Harlequin Body: Rear 1/2: Orange Front: Green floss rbd gold Wings: Jay wing Hackle: Black cock's Reference: G.Ashley Dodd 1865 -
Name: Harlequin Body: Rear 1/2: Orange Front: Blue floss rbd gold wire Wings: Jay wing Hackle: Black cock's Reference: F.M.Halford's pattern -
Name: Harlot Thread: Black Tail: Blue Gallina Tips/Butt/Tag: Bronze Peacock herl Body: 3 equal sections - Black, scarlet, black floss silk Wings: 'Married' strands scarlet, black, scarlet Goose Hackle: Blue Gallina Reference: D.J.Collyer 1975 -
Name: Harry-Long-Legs Body: Bear's fur mixed blue wool Hackle: Brown, palmerwise Reference: Charles Cotton 1676 -
Name: Harry-Long-Legs Body: Cock Pheasant tail rbd gold Hackle: Blue Dun, palmerwise Misc: Legs: Knotted Pheasant Tail fibres Reference: J.R.Harris -
Name: Harry-Long-Legs Body: Bear's fur mixed blue wool Rib: Brown Silk Hackle: Brown, palmerwise Reference: Alex Mackintosh 1806 -
Name: Harry-Long-Legs Body: Brown Bear's fur mixed Mole fur Wings: Dark Mottled Partridge Hackle: Brown cock's of good length Misc: See also "Daddy-long-legs" Reference: G.C.Bainbridge 1816 -
Name: Harry, Small Thread: Black Tail: Red cock fibres Body: Rabbit face rbd yellow thread Hackle: Red cock with Brown partridge in front Reference: Rev Powell. Wales -
Name: Harry Tom Tail: Light Mallard Body: Hare's Ear rbd gold wire, alone or mixed Green Seal's fur or other colours to choice Wings: Light Mallard Hackle: Ginger Reference: Wales -
Name: Harry Tom Thread: Brown Tail: Honey-dun fibres Body: Rabbit from top of back rbd Silver Wings: Bronze Mallard Hackle: Honey-Dun Reference: Moc Morgan 1984. Sewin, Wales -
Name: Haslam Tail: White wool or floss Tips/Butt/Tag: Flat silver Body: Silver Wings: Hen Pheasant tail Throat Hackle: Blue Jay Misc: Horns: Blue Macaw Reference: Owen Griffiths 1985. R.Dovey -
Name: Haul A Gwynt Thread: Black Body: Black Ostrich Herl Wings: Black Crow Hackle: Small Cock Pheasant neck feather Reference: Wales (North) -
Name: Haul A Gwynt Thread: Black Body: Black Chenille or Fur Wings: Snipe wing Hackle: Dark Cock Pheasant with 2 turns Brown Partridge in front Reference: Wales -
Name: Hawk, Blue Body: Purple silk or orange silk, dubbed water-rat Hackle: Merlin hawk -
Name: Hawk, Blue Body: Orange or Green tying silk Hackle: Merlin hawk Reference: Roger Woolley 1932 -
Name: Hawthorn Fly Body: Black mohair Wings: Starling OR Jay Hackle: Black Reference: Wm Blacker 1843 -
Name: Hawthorn Fly Body: Black Ostrich herl Wings: Sea-Gull Hackle: Black -
Name: Hawthorn Fly Thread: Black Body: Black silk Thorax: Black Ostrich herl Wings: (Optional) Blue dun hackle tips Hackle: Black Misc: Legs: 2 stripped peacock quills trailing backwards -
Name: Hawthorn Body: Black silk Wings: Sea-swallow or Dotterel Hackle: Black or peewit crest Reference: Alfred Ronalds 1836 -
Name: Hawthorn Fly Thread: Black Body: Black Ostrich herl rbd monofilament Wings: shaped polythene Hackle: Black Misc: Legs: Black-dyed Pheasanr tail fibres, 2 knotted, trailing backwards USD Pattern: Special directions -
Name: Hawthorn Fly Body: Black polymer dubbing rbd thin gold Wings: 2 light grey hackle points Hackle: Black palmerwise, trimmed short with 2nd small black in front of wings -
Name: Hawthorn Fly Thread: Black Tips/Butt/Tag: Gold tinsel Body: Part Black horsehair, rest Black Ostrich Wings: Starling Hackle: Black Reference: Irish -
Name: Hawthorn Fly Body: Black Ostrich herl Wings: Palest snipe or mallard Hackle: Black Reference: G.C.Bainbridge 1816 -
Name: Hawthorn Fly Body: Black Ostrich herl Wings: Starling Hackle: Black Reference: St John Dick 1873 -
Name: Hawthorn Fly Body: Shiny black rayon floss rbd silver Thorax: Black seal's fur Wings: Grey Duck Hackle: Black in front of wings Misc: Legs: Black-dyed Pheasant tail fibres, 2 knotted, trailing backwards -
Name: Hawthorn Fly Thread: Black Body: Peaock herl rbd gold Hackle: Black palmerwise, trimmed short with 2nd small black in front of wings Reference: Oliver Kite -
Name: Hawthorn Fly Thread: Black Body: Black silk Thorax: Black Chenille Hackle: Black Misc: Legs: Black hen hackle stalks (2) each knotted once Reference: Chris James 1985 -
Name: Hawthorn Fly Tail: Teal fibres or GP Crest or Lapwing Crest Tips/Butt/Tag: Gold or Silver or Orange Silk Body: Black silk or horsehair Wings: Bronze Mallard Hackle: Black or Port-wine/Brown with, optional, Blue Jay or dyed Guinea Fowl Reference: R.McHaffie 1985. Irish Sea-Trout -
Name: Haymaker Thread: Black or yellow Tail: Bright yellow Marabou Body: Yellow chenille Wings: Yellow Marabou with Yellow Bucktail over Head: Yellow varnish with red eye (black centre) Reference: D.J.Collyer 1981 -
Name: Hazie (or Hazel) Fly Body: Black & purple herl twsited Wings: Sandy thrush or light-red Partridge tail Hackle: Blueish, tolerably full Reference: G.C.Bainbridge 1816 -
Name: Hearth Fly Body: Wool from an old black sheep with some grey hairs, on black silk Wings: Light Starling Head: As body Reference: James Chetham 1681 -
Name: Heather Fly Body: Black Ostrich Hackle: Well-marked coch-y-bondhu Reference: Scotland: Wales -
Name: Heather Fly Body: Black Ostrich Wings: Palest Starling Hackle: Well-marked coch-y-bondhu -
Name: Heather Fly Thread: Black Body: Black Polypropylene Wings: Blue dun hackle tips or grey starling Hackle: Dark Furnace Misc: Legs: Red-brown horsehair -
Name: Heather Moth Tail: Barred teal fibres Body: Grey fur dubbed on grey or white silk ribbed Oval or round Silver Hackle: Grizzled, palmerwise Reference: Tom Stewart, Scotland -
Name: Heather Moth Body: Reddish centre tail of Cock Pheasant Rib: Fine gold wire Hackle: Medium, bright Blue-dun cock's palmerwise Reference: G.Bucknall -
Name: Heckham and Green Tail: Natural red Body: Green dubbing with silver tag Wings: White-tipped blue mallard wing Hackle: Natural red Reference: Wm Murdoch (Aberdeen) -
Name: Heckham Peckham Tail: Red cock's Body: Hare's fur with silver tag Wings: White-tipped blue mallard wing Hackle: Red cock's Reference: Wm Murdoch (Aberdeen) -
Name: Heckham & Red Tail: Red cock's Body: Red dubbing with silver tag Wings: White-tipped blue mallard wing Hackle: Red cock's Reference: Wm Murdoch (Aberdeen) -
Name: Heckham, Silver Tail: GP Tippet fibres Body: Silver Wings: White-tipped blue mallard wing Hackle: Black -
Name: Heckham and Yellow Tail: Red cocks Body: Yellow dubbing with silver tag Wings: White-tipped blue mallard wing Hackle: Red cocks Reference: Wm Murdoch (Aberdeen) -
Name: Hen Blackie Body: Well-waxed yellow tying silk Wings: Hen blackbird wing Hackle: Black hen Reference: W.S.Roger Fogg -
Name: Hendrickson Thread: Olive Tail: Bronze-dun Body: Fawn fox fur Wings: Medium dun turkey body Hackle: Bronze-dun -
Name: Hendrickson, Dark Tail: Squirrel fur fibres Body: Dark blue-grey fur Wings: Speckled Mandarin duck Hackle: Dark blue-dun Reference: Ray Bergmann. America -
Name: Hen Lambed Thread: Yellow Body: Yellow Rabbit flax near base of ear rbd flat gold Wings: Thrush wing encasing bright yellow dyed goose Hackle: Sooty Hen Reference: Wales -
Name: Heron Blue Thread: Cream Tail: Medium blue-dun cock's Body: Heron herl Hackle: Medium blue-dun cock's Reference: R.S.Austin c.1890. Devon -
Name: Hi C Black Tail: Red cock hackle fibres Body: Black silk Hackle: From tail to head - Blue Dun, Red & lastly Black cock's Reference: Tom Saville -
Name: Hi C Yellow Tail: Red hackle fibres Body: Black Hackle: Red, palmerwise, with yellow at head Reference: Tom Saville -
Name: Hillard Special Body: Bronze peacock herl rbd flat silver Wings: Bunch of peacock herl with 2 strips of scarlet duck about 1/3 length of wing and Jungle Cock cheeks Hackle: Black cock's Reference: Africa and Australasia -
Name: Hofland's Fancy Tail: Red cock's Body: Reddish-brown silk Wings: Woodcock Hackle: Red cock's Reference: T.C. Hofland 1839 -
Name: Hofland's Fancy Tail: Red cock's Body: Reddish-brown silk Wings: Woodcock or Hen Pheasant wing Hackle: Red cock's -
Name: Hofland's Fancy Tail: Red cock's Body: Reddish-brown silk with Gold Tag Hackle: Red cock's -
Name: Hoolet Moth Thread: Black Body: Bronze Peaock herl over Cork Wings: Woodcock Hackle: Natural red cock's Reference: G.Bucknall -
Name: Hoolet Moth Body: Bronze Peacock herl over Cork Wings: Woodcock or Owl Hackle: Natural red cock's -
Name: Hooray Hare Tail: Woodcock, divided in 3 Body: Very dark hare's fur, short Rib: Silver Wire Thorax: Very dark hare's fur Wings: Wing case: Pheasant Tail, varnished Hackle: Woodduck Misc: Hook weighted with lead alongsied and copper wire over Tied nymph fashion, untidy Reference: Charles Jardine 1985 -
Name: Hooper, Dave's Thread: Brown Tail: Deer hair dyed red Body: Yellow wool, left as loop over tail and wound up shank, rbd brown hackle Wings: Mottled brown Turkey over yellow deer hair Head: Clipped deer hair Reference: Dave Whitlock. America -
Name: Hopper, Deer Tail: Red swan or goose tied vertically Body: Yellow clipped deer hair - short except at tail Wings: Cinnamon turkey clipped short flanking body Hackle: Grizzle Reference: America -
Name: Hopper Hackle Tail: Claret cock hackle fibres Body: Raffia Hackle: GP Tippet mixed with brown partridge Reference: Africa and Australasia -
Name: Hopper, Le Tort Body: Yellow floss Hackle: a collar of unclipped deer hair Head: Round of clipped deer hair, muddler-style Reference: America -
Name: Hopper, Michigan Tail: Red hackle fibres Body: Yellow wool rbd brown hackle Wings: Light mottled turkey Hackle: Grizzle -
Name: Hopper, Middle Body: Hot orange floss rbd peacock herl dyed Magenta Hackle: Honey or grizzle-dun, palmerwise Reference: James Ogden 1879 -
Name: Hornberg Streamer Body: Flat silver Wings: 2 yellow cock hackles (or yellow bucktail) flanked by 2 grey mallard feathers & Jungle Cock cheeks Hackle: Collar of grizzle cock or hen Reference: Frank Hornberg. America -
Name: Horseflesh Fly Body: Blue Mohair with pink and red tammy mixer Wings: Light Brown Head: Dark Brown Reference: Charles Cotton 1676 -
Name: Horse Fly Thread: Black Body: Black Chenille Wings: 2 black hackle tips Hackle: Grizzle cock's -
Name: Horse Fly Thread: Green Body: Grey Polypropylene mixed white fluorescent silk, rbd grey silk Wings: Grizzle hackle tips Hackle: Blue Dun Head: Fluorescent green silk -
Name: Horsefly Larva Thread: Olive Body: Pale Olive or cream or brown wool tapered Rib: Ostrich herl of colour to match -
Name: Hoskins Tail: GP Crest Body: Lemon-yellow floss with gold tip Wings: American wood-duck Hackle: Blue-dun cock's -
Name: Hot Pants Tips/Butt/Tag: Fluorescent Hot-Orange nymph floss Body: 4 strands Peacock Herl or Black Chenille Wings: 10-15 Squirrel tail fibres dyed hot-orange Hackle: 3-4 turns long-fibred black hen Reference: Freddie Rice -
Name: House Fly Body: fat, dark blue heron herl with strip of buff silk, tied at tail and brought along either side of body to shoulder Wings: Dark Starling, flat Hackle: Black Reference: Francis Francis 1867 -
Name: House Fly Thread: Black Body: Black Ostrich herl Wings: Dark Starling, flat Hackle: Black Reference: T.C.Hofland 1840 -
Name: House Fly Thread: Mulberry Body: Mottled Turkey over fawn wool Wings: Hen black or lark Hackle: Plover crest Reference: R.S.Austin c.1890. Devon -
Name: Houston Gem Tail: GP Tippet Body: Black silk rbd flat silver Wings: Red-Brown Cock Pheasant neck Hackle: Black HEn Reference: James Houston. Scotland -
Name: Houston Gem Tail: Red feather fibre Body: Black silk rbd flat silver Wings: Red-Brown Cock Pheasant neck Hackle: Black Hen Reference: Tom Stewart 1979 -
Name: Howe's Special Tail: Ginger cock fibres Body: Yellow silk, well-waxed to olive shade with clump of Hare's Ear fur behind hackle Hackle: Ginger Cock's with feather from under Woodcock wing in front Reference: Tommy Howe c.1940. N.Country -
Name: Huw Nain Tail: GP Tippet fibres Body: rear 1/2: Golden-olive seal's fur remainder: Grey seal's fur Rib: Silver Wire Wings: Pale brownish Hen Pheasant Hackle: Brown partridge Reference: Moc Morgan. Wales (Sea-trout) -
Name: Huzzard (The) Body: Yellow silk rbd gold twist Wings: Longer than body, pale feather dyed yellow Hackle: Yellow Reference: Henry Wade 1861