Saturday, October 3, 2026

Picture Province


Picture Province

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Gold oval tinsel

Butt - Fluorescent green tinsel/uni-floss ets

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Gold oval tinsel

Body - Deep red or claret floss

Throat - Yellow hackle

Wing - Black bear/squirrel hair

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Friday, October 2, 2026

Phil’s Fancy

Phil’s Fancy 

Phil Turner Originator

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Red 

Tip - Silver wire 

Tail - Orange antron yarn or floss 

Ribbing - Silver oval tinsel

Body - Black floss or wool 

Throat - Blue

 Wing - Red fox squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock

phils_fancy__nxpowerlite_copy_.pdf (stmarysriverassociation.com)

Phantom

Phantom

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Orange

Tag - Oval gold tinsel and fluorescent orange stretch nylon

Under body - Rear third: flat silver tinsel

Body - Rear third: yellow phentex yarn tied sparse to let silver tinsel show through; center butt of fluorescent orange stretch nylon; middle third: black ostrich herl; front third: chartreuse krystal flash

Wing - Black squirrel tail with a few strands of pink krystal flash

Hackle - Black

Head - Fluorescent orange

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Moose Wing Paddy Francis


Moose Wing Paddy Francis

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Deer hair trimmed short cigar shaped

Wing - Moose body hair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVz7Wj0YS8Y

Penoby Joe


Penoby Joe

Charlie Caron

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Robin egg blue floss. The first quarter is separated by a butt of peacock herl

Throat - Sparse bunch of black hair, applied as a beard and extending almost to the butt

Wing - Green hair extending to the barb of the hook

Fishing Atlantic Salmon - The Flies and the Patterns - Joseph D Bates Jr & Pamela Bates Richards 

Pelletier

Pelletier

Hook – Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread – Black

Tag – Oval gold tinsel

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Butt – Yellow ostrich herl

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – Black wool yarn

Wing – Polar bear, white bucktail or calf tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Hackle – Grizzly hen

Author's Note

Raymond Pelletier of Matane, Quebec, originated this pattern in 1974.

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

Peaches and Cream


Peaches and Cream

James Murray Originator

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Fluorescent orange uni stretch or floss

Bibbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Fluorescent orange uni stretch or floss

Wing - Black squirrel tail over orange krystal flash

Hackle - Yellow

Author's Note

Jim writes "Why peaches and Cream? 

Well, when I made it, I remarked that the salmon would eat it up, just like peaches and cream."

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

Pat's Invincible

Pat's Invincible

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Grey squirrel tail

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Grey squirrel tail

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Author's Note

Tying note: The oval silver tinsel is used for the body, is wound on the straight part of the hook shank and the tail is inserted 1/4 of the way up

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

Pass Lake

Pass Lake

Hook - Atlantic salmon double, size 10-12

Thread - Black

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Body - Black chenille

Wing - White calf tail

Throat - Brown hackle

Author's Note

This fly was supplied by Bruce Raymer of Goose Bay Outfitters who is fortunate enough to be able to fish giant brookies and Atlantic salmon in the Labrador wilderness. 

This is a local pattern used by the natives in the Eagle River section of Labrador.

Dick Surette's Trout and Salmon Fly Index

Patate


Patate

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Aqua blue uni-stretch

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - White calf tail

Hackle - Yellow hen

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux