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MASTER LIST OF NO. HACKLE PATTERNS

No Wing and Body Type Wings Body Tails Hackle Hook Size
1 Slate/brown Emerger Dark gray hackle tips Brown Partridge or wood duck Dark gray 8 or 10 14-22
2 Slate/tan Paradun dark gray hen Tan fur Gray hackle fibers Dark gray fibers 10-18
Slate/tan no hackle dark gray duck Tan fur Gray hackle fibers None
5 Slate/brown Paradun D. gray hen hackle Brown fur Gray hackle fibers Dark gray 12-16
Slate-brown No hackle D. gray duck shoulder Brown fur Gray hackle fibers None
7 Gray/olive Paradun Gray hen hackle Olive fur Gray hackle fibers Gray or none for no hackle 18-24
8 Slate/olive Paradun Dark Gray hen Olive fur Gray hackle fibers Dark gray 8-10
Slate/olive no hackle Dark gray duck Olive Gray hackle fibers None 14-16
9 Dun/brown hen spinner L. Gray hen tips Brown Gray hackle fibers None 14-22
Partridge or light gray hackle clipped top and bottom
Gray/yellow Paradun Gray olive Olive yellow Gray None 4/22- or Olive
No Hackle
11 Dun/brown hen spinner L. gray hen tips Brown Gray Hackle fibers None 14-22
Partridge or light gray hackle clipped top and bottom
13 Dun/cream hen spinner L. gray hen tips Cream fur Gray hackle fibers None 14-16
gray partridge clipped top and bottom
L. gray hackle
14 White/Black hen spinner L. gray hen tips mole Gray hackle None 22-28
gray partridge

From Selective Trout — Doug Swisher and Carl Richards

  • Wings are usually clipped to shape and can be made from any webby feather, deer or elk hair, paired duck quill segments, partridge, pheasant, turkey breast, etc.
  • Tails are stiff, high quality dry fly hackle spread wide for proper float.
  • Bodies are made from fur, or Polypropylene, phentex yarn, and spun on to the hook.
  • Hooks are 3X fine wire