Thursday, June 25, 2026

Good 'ol Boy


Good 'ol Boy

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tag - Green uni stretch or floss

Tail - Green hackle

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Wing - Green krystal flash

Collar - Green hackle

From an Internet Photo


Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Dungarvon

Dungarvon

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Guinea hen fibers

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Red floss or uni stretch

Throat - Guinea hen fibers

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Hair-Wing-Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Green-Winged Squirrel


Green-Winged Squirrel 

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Tip - Fine gold wire

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Butt - Fluorescent orange floss

Body - Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine gold wire

Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed green gray squirrel tail tied low over the body

Topping - Strands of green Flashabou Accent

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

Grandma's Coat


Grandma's Coat

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Orange

Tail - Mixed bucktail or polar bear in red, yellow, purple, green and orange, one body length 
(bucktail pictured)

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - First half, olive seals fur, front half purple seals fur (I used uni-yarn as a substitute)

Wing - Same as tail, tied long, extending 1/2 body length past hook bend

Collar - Soft orange hen neck hackle

Salmonfly.net

Grebiche


Grebiche

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Red

Tag - Copper wire

Body - Silver tinsel

Rib - Twisted black floss

Wing - Dyed Yellow Grey Squirrel

Hackle - Green

From a Youtube video

Monday, June 22, 2026

Gorgeous George


Gorgeous George

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver wire

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Black floss

Wing - Grey squirrel tail

Collar - Orange

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Gorilla

Gorilla

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed black hackle fibers

Body - Black floss

Ribbing - Closely wound oval silver tinsel

Throat - Dyed black hackle fibers

Wing - Dark woodchuck hair

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom