Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Blue Skunk


Blue Skunk

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel 

Butt - Yellow ostrich feather 

Ribs - Oval gold tinsel 

Body - Pale blue wool or floss

Wing - White skunk hairs (or substitute) over black squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock 

Collar - Black hen feather

Author's Note

The "Blue Skunk" is a creation of Mr. Yves Veilleux. It has proven itself on several rivers in the GaspĂ© Peninsula. 

https://www.saumonquebec.com/en/fishing/the-basics/flies/blue-skunk

Brown Bug Orange Butt


Brown Bug Orange Butt

Hook - Long nymph/streamer style

Thread - Black

Butt - Orange uni stretch

Body - Deer hair

Hackle - Brown

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Boyd Special


Boyd Special

Mike Arsenault Originator

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Chartreuse

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Red bucktail

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Green yarn

Throat - Chartreuse bucktail

Wing - Lime green krystal flash over chartreuse bucktail

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Brenda's Delight

Brenda's Delight 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Sparse black calf tail tied low over the body

Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and kept sparse

Author's Note

Mike Boudreau of Montreal, Canada, originated this pattern

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

Monday, April 20, 2026

Bourrach


Bourrach

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Dyed blue hackle tip tied flat

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Dyed blue hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed yellow bucktail

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Bouncer


Bouncer

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Butt - Fluorescent orange yarn

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black uni yarn

Throat - Orange hackle fibers

Wing - Yellow bucktail

Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault

Bonnie Belle


Bonnie Belle

Doug Hintzman

Hook – Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Holographic gold or flat gold tinsel

Body - Green flat tinsel

Wing - Black rabbit or substitute (black calf tail)

Flash - Green krystal flash

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Collar - Green hen hackle

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux