Tim Trexler
Virginia
I began
flyfishing and flytying at age 12, after winning a cheap bamboo fly rod at a
church festival. Soon after that, a friend of my father gave me a box of
assorted flytying materials and a Herter’s vise. There was no one in my family
to teach me, and very few fly fishermen in the area to learn from. There were
even fewer flytyers around! Progress was very slow in both departments. My
entire education in these arts came exclusively from magazines, catalogues and
books.
Years went by with only the Herter’s catalogue and Noll’s Guide to Trout Flies to learn from. Somewhere in the early 70’s I discovered the wealth of flyfishing literature available to me. I would beg and borrow what I couldn’t afford to buy, accumulating as much information as I could on tying and fishing methods, patterns and techniques.
In more recent
years, I have had the opportunity to attend many flyfishing and flytying shows,
where I feel that my education has grown exponentially.
I began tying full-dressed Atlantic salmon flies in November of 2000, and I must have found my niche in the world of flytying. I was the 2001 Irish Open Flytying Championship’s overall champion, and in the 2002 FQSA World Salmon Flytying Championship, my creation “Colors of Water” won a gold medal, and I received a silver medal for the compulsory pattern, the Black Dose. These honors were quite a surprise to me, as I am relatively new to the world of salmon flies!
I try to give something back to this wonderful art by volunteering at the Rivers Conservation & Fly Fishing Youth Camp. The camp is held each June in Boiling Springs, PA and is hosted by the Cumberland Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
Note by Ed Gallop:
Tim has a natural talent that makes him one of the top master tiers that I know.
It's a pleasure to have him participate on Fly Tying World. If you visit a
fly fishing event, and see him at a booth, be sure to check it out.
Pictures: Tim at Portland Creek (top), Tim's first sea-run Brookie (middle), and Tim at 2001 International Flytying Symposium (bottom).
See more of Tim's work at this direct link: FeathersMc.com.
Select One of Tim's Flies:
Salmon Flies (FQSA Award Winning)
Gordon Salmon Fly
Moulin Rouge Salmon Fly
Durham Ranger Salmon Fly
Water Witch Award Winning Salmon Fly
Black Dose Award Winning Salmon Fly
Colors of Water Award Winning Salmon Fly
Be sure to visit our on-line store at
http://www.flytyingworld.com/angling/index.html
for your tying needs.
Tier: Tim Trexler
Hook:
Daiichi #1750 (any size).
Thread: Black 6/0.
Tail: Black rabbit zonker strip (1/2" of skin).
Body: Black rams wool spun and trimmed.
Fins: Black Krystal Flash.
Head: Black deer hair, spun and trimmed to shape (allow some tips to blend with the fins).
Eyes: Silver bead chain.
Select One of Tim's Flies:
Salmon Flies (FQSA Award Winning)
Gordon Salmon Fly
Moulin Rouge Salmon Fly
Durham Ranger Salmon Fly
Water Witch Award Winning Salmon Fly
Black Dose Award Winning Salmon Fly
Colors of Water Award Winning Salmon Fly
Return to Tim's Introduction.
Tier: Tim Trexler
This fly
is from Stewart & Allen's "Flies for Atlantic Salmon" book
Hook: Daiichi # 7131 size 8.
Tag: Silver wire.
Underbody: Flat silver tinsel.
Overbody: Fluorescent green floss (Uni-stretch).
Rib: Black ostrich herl counterwrapped with fine silver wire.
Collar: Black hen hackle.
Select One of Tim's Flies:
Salmon Flies (FQSA Award Winning)
Gordon Salmon Fly
Moulin Rouge Salmon Fly
Durham Ranger Salmon Fly
Water Witch Award Winning Salmon Fly
Black Dose Award Winning Salmon Fly
Colors of Water Award Winning Salmon Fly
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Tier: Tim Trexler
Hook:
Daiichi # 1280 (any size).
Thread: Fluorescent fire orange 6/0 (Uni).
Tail: Natural elk - slightly longer than hook gape.
Palmer Rib: Brown saddle hackle.
Body: Dubbed olive Haretron.
Wing: Elk - to center of tail.
Thorax: Amber dubbing with grizzly hackle spiraled through.
Head: Fluorescent fire orange thread.
Select One of Tim's Flies:
Salmon Flies (FQSA Award Winning)
Gordon Salmon Fly
Moulin Rouge Salmon Fly
Durham Ranger Salmon Fly
Water Witch Award Winning Salmon Fly
Black Dose Award Winning Salmon Fly
Colors of Water Award Winning Salmon Fly
Return to Tim's Introduction.
Tier: Tim Trexler
Hook: Daiichi #1170 - size 10.
Thread: Black 6/0.
Tail: Brown deer hair.
Body: Peacock herl front and rear, red floss band in middle.
Wing: White calf body hair.
Hackle: Coachman brown hackle.
Select One of Tim's Flies:
Salmon Flies (FQSA Award Winning)
Gordon Salmon Fly
Moulin Rouge Salmon Fly
Durham Ranger Salmon Fly
Water Witch Award Winning Salmon Fly
Black Dose Award Winning Salmon Fly
Colors of Water Award Winning Salmon Fly
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Tier: Tim Trexler
Hook: Mustad
90240.
Tail: White Calf Body Hair.
Body: White angora goat.
Wing: White Calf Body Hair.
Hackle: Silver badger.
Select One of Tim's Flies:
Salmon Flies (FQSA Award Winning)
Gordon Salmon Fly
Moulin Rouge Salmon Fly
Durham Ranger Salmon Fly
Water Witch Award Winning Salmon Fly
Black Dose Award Winning Salmon Fly
Colors of Water Award Winning Salmon Fly
Return to Tim's Introduction.
Tier: Tim Trexler
Hook:
Daiichi #2340 size 8.
Thread: White flat waxed nylon, black 6/0.
Rib: Oval silver tinsel.
Body: Flat silver tinsel.
Wing: Yellow, red, and yellow bucktail.
Head: Black thread, black lacquer.
Select One of Tim's Flies:
Salmon Flies (FQSA Award Winning)
Gordon Salmon Fly
Moulin Rouge Salmon Fly
Durham Ranger Salmon Fly
Water Witch Award Winning Salmon Fly
Black Dose Award Winning Salmon Fly
Colors of Water Award Winning Salmon Fly
Return to Tim's Introduction.
Tier: Tim Trexler
Hook: Daiichi
#1720 size 8.
Tail: Goose biots.
Underbody: Lead wire (on sides of hook shank) and Uni-stretch.
Body: Black and yellow Uni yarn.
Wing Cases: Scintilla (mylar).
Thorax: Black dubbing.
Hackle (legs): Black hen hackle.
Antennae: Goose biots.
Select One of Tim's Flies:
Salmon Flies (FQSA Award Winning)
Gordon Salmon Fly
Moulin Rouge Salmon Fly
Durham Ranger Salmon Fly
Water Witch Award Winning Salmon Fly
Black Dose Award Winning Salmon Fly
Colors of Water Award Winning Salmon Fly
Return to Tim's Introduction.
Tier: Tim Trexler
Hook:
Daiichi # 1170.
Thread: Brown 6/0.
Palmer Rib: Brown saddle hackle.
Body: Olive hare's mask fur.
Wing: Tan elk hair.
Head: Trimmed butts of wing.
Select One of Tim's Flies:
Salmon Flies (FQSA Award Winning)
Gordon Salmon Fly
Moulin Rouge Salmon Fly
Durham Ranger Salmon Fly
Water Witch Award Winning Salmon Fly
Black Dose Award Winning Salmon Fly
Colors of Water Award Winning Salmon Fly
Return to Tim's Introduction.
Tier: Tim Trexler
Ed's Note: I sent Tim a variety of loose feathers that I picked up from the floor of my pheasant pens. They were molted feathers that are normally thrown away. He turned them into this beautiful fly. That's another example of Tim's exceptional talent.
Select One of Tim's Flies:
Salmon Flies (FQSA Award Winning)
Gordon Salmon Fly
Moulin Rouge Salmon Fly
Durham Ranger Salmon Fly
Water Witch Award Winning Salmon Fly
Black Dose Award Winning Salmon Fly
Colors of Water Award Winning Salmon Fly
Return to Tim's Introduction.
Tier: Tim Trexler
Select One of Tim's Flies:
Salmon Flies (FQSA Award Winning)
Gordon Salmon Fly
Moulin Rouge Salmon Fly
Durham Ranger Salmon Fly
Water Witch Award Winning Salmon Fly
Black Dose Award Winning Salmon Fly
Colors of Water Award Winning Salmon Fly
Return to Tim's Introduction.
(as per T.E. Pryce Tannatt)
Tier: Tim Trexler
Select One of Tim's Flies:
Salmon Flies (FQSA Award Winning)
Gordon Salmon Fly
Moulin Rouge Salmon Fly
Durham Ranger Salmon Fly
Water Witch Award Winning Salmon Fly
Black Dose Award Winning Salmon Fly
Colors of Water Award Winning Salmon Fly
Return to Tim's Introduction.
Tier: Tim Trexler
Hook:
Partridge CS/6 size 3/0.
Tag: Silver tinsel.
Tail: A topping and Indian Crow.
Butt: Black herl.
Body: First quarter, light orange floss; remainder, ruby red floss.
Ribs: Flat silver tinsel and twist.
Hackle: A claret hackle.
Throat: A light blue hackle.
Wings: Mixed -- a pair of bright red hackles (back to back) or of golden pheasant sword feathers in larger sizes); strands of peacock herl; "married" strands of orange, scarlet, and blue swan, golden pheasant tail, and bustard.
Cheeks: Tippets (small) and jungle cock; a topping over all.
Horns: Blue and yellow macaw.
Select One of Tim's Flies:
Salmon Flies (FQSA Award Winning)
Gordon Salmon Fly
Moulin Rouge Salmon Fly
Durham Ranger Salmon Fly
Water Witch Award Winning Salmon Fly
Black Dose Award Winning Salmon Fly
Colors of Water Award Winning Salmon Fly
Return to Tim's Introduction.
These are Award Winning Full Dress
Tier: Tim Trexler
Won the FQSA Gold Medal
(as per T.E. Pryce Tannatt)
Won the FQSA Silver Medal
Won the FQSA 5th Place Award
The Fédération québécoise pour le saumon atlantique
(FQSA) is
a non-profit organization founded in 1984 and currently has more than 1000
members. Among them are people (anglers and non-anglers) as well as
organizations that are interested in and support the development and improvement
of Atlantic salmon resource preservation. You are welcome to visit
the FQSA website at http://www.saumon-fqsa.qc.ca/.
You can translate into English by visiting
AltaVista - Babel
Fish Translation Web Site
and entering the web site address.
Be sure to visit our on-line store at
http://www.flytyingworld.com/angling/index.html
for your tying needs.