Danpaq
Daniel Paquette Originator
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel, yellow uni stretch
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat green tinsel
Wing - Chartreuse monga tail*
Collar - Black hen hackle
*Mongas have not ventured into Connecticut in quite a long time, let alone a chartreuse one so I substituted chartreuse bucktail
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Thread - Claret
Tag - Copper wire or oval tinsel - sized to suit fly size
Tip - Either the floss blend (see below)* or orange floss of choice
Tail - Same floss as tip (I used the floss blend*)
Butt - Black beaver dubbing
Rib - Copper wire or oval tinsel - sized to suit fly size
Body - Rear half fluorescent green floss, front half peacock herl
Hackle (throat) - Black hen
Underwing - Floss blend* or peachy orange floss to tag under green fluorescent floss to tip of tail
Wing - Tented teal
*Floss blend - Green, orange and yellow floss
The River's Course: The Cutty Sark (theriverscourse.blogspot.com)
Galway Green
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - White under floss, Black head
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Black squirrel tail or hackle
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Yellow floss
Throat - Brown hackle over yellow bucktail
Wing - Green bucktail
The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon flies - Chris Mann
