Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Bo Diddley


Bo Diddley

John Johnson Fly Pattern

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Rear body - Yellow floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Front body - Black floss

Wing - Black bear hair

Hackle - Yellow and orange hackles wound together

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Blue Tip - Silver Rib

Blue Tip - Silver Rib

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Butt - Blue chenille

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black uni stretch

Throat - Black hen hackle

Wing - Black squirrel tail

https://www.flies4fishing.com/images/Sheppard's%20Flies/Blue%20Tip%20-%20Silver%20Rib.JPG

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Blue Boy

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Blue Boy

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Top - Fluorescent white floss

Tail - Silver pheasant tippets

Butt - Black wool

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Blue floss

Throat Hackle - Grizzly

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

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

Blue Bottle


Blue Bottle

Hook – Single salmon

Thread – Black

Tag – Oval silver tinsel

Tail – Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Blue floss and Peacock herl

Hackle – Black

Wing – Black squirrel tail or black bear

Blue Beard


Blue Beard

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Pale yellow calf tail

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel wrapped over front half of body only

Body - Rear half, flat silver tinsel; the front half, dubbed with black lamb's wool 

Hackle - Blue calf tail tied in at the throat

Wing - Blue and gray calf tail mixed, tied low over the body

Topping - Pale yellow calf tail

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

Monday, April 6, 2026

Bloody Baitfish

Bloody Baitfish

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Collar - Red hackle

Wing - Dyed blue squirrel tail

https://classicanglerproducts.blogspot.com/p/hairwing-flies-for-salmon-and-steelhead.html

Bloody Mary


Bloody Mary

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Lady Amherst pheasant crest

Body - Black wool

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Throat - Red hackle

Wing - Red dyed calf tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)

https://fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing-bloody-mary.html