Leprechaun
Flytying New and Old Too
A Collection of Flies for Atlantic Salmon & Steelhead
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Leprechaun
Paint Pot
Paint Pot
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Scarlet red hackle fibers
Body - Flat silver tinsel over a well-tapered underbody of white floss or yarn
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail tied over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Protein Tinsel Variation & Variation II
Protein Tinsel Variation
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Copper embossed tinsel
Throat - Red hackle fibers
Wing - Black squirrel
Protein Tinsel Variation II
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Copper embossed tinsel
Throat - Red hackle fibers
Wing - Brown calf tail
Steelhead Flies of Edward L Hass - Art of Angling Journal - Spring 2002
Otter Bar Purple
Otter Bar Purple
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Claret
Tail - Purple hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with purple lamb's wool or purple uni yarn
Hackle - Purple hen
Wing - Ringneck pheasant tail feather fibers
Coat thread head with uv resin
Author's Note
Marty Sherman originated this pattern and named it after Otter Bar Lodge while fishing northern California's Salmon River.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Pacific King
Pacific King
Monday, December 8, 2025
Orleans Barber
Orleans Barber