Monday, May 4, 2026

Chameleon


Chameleon

Hook - Single salmon

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Back wool or floss, on one side a strip of wide, flat silver tinsel

Wing - Black quill segment on one side, yellow quill segment on the other side

Throat - Black hen hackle on one side, yellow on the other

The idea for this fly was hatched in Sweden by Zsigmond Kovacs as a way of showing the fish a light and dark colored fly at the same time. As the fly approaches the fish on the swing, he will see one color of the fly. When the fly passes the fish, it will see a different color of the fly. Hopefully one of the colors will trigger a strike.

Chamon


Chamon

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Short strand of fluorescent green floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Fluorescent green floss

Hackle - Bright green tied on as a collar and tied back

Wing - Sparse dyed black squirrel tail 

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Sunday, May 3, 2026

CBC Green Machine


CBC Green Machine
(Come By Chance)

Hook - Mustad R74-9672

Thread - Green

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tag - Green uni stretch

Body - Green uni yarn

Hackle - Brown (tied on behind the eye and wrapped to the bend and secured with tying thread)

The CBC (Come By Chance) Green Machine is a version of the original green machine but instead of using spun and trimmed deer hair for the body this one is tied with green yarn. This is an excellent Atlantic Salmon fly and tied in smaller sizes is also very effective for sea trout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw58ZJ-8Ocg

Cerf Noir - Black Deer


Cerf Noir - Black Deer

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Red yarn

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Deer hair

Collar - Grizzly hen hackle

Created by Marc LeBlanc

https://www.fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing-cerf-noir.html

Friday, May 1, 2026

Candy Corn

Candy Corn

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Yellow

Tail - White Marabou

Body - Orange chenille

Hackle - Yellow

Captain


Captain

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Black uni stretch or floss

Throat - Brown hen hackle fibers

Wing - White hair (your choice, I used calf tail)

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Fulsher & Krom

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Allen's L T

Allen's L. T.

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel & red floss

Tail - Purple hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Throat - Black hackle fibers

Wing - Moose hair

Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann