Sunday, May 17, 2026

Cutty Sark


Cutty Sark

Hook - Single salmon

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)

Crosfield


Crosfield

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver oval tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Throat - Blue hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Cullman's Choice


Cullman's Choice

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver oval tinsel

Ribbing - Silver oval tinsel

Body - Apple green floss

Throat - White hackle

Wing - Black bear with golden pheasant crest topping

Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Galway Green

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

 

Friday, May 15, 2026

Cow Dung


Cow Dung

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - 50% olive floss; 50% beige floss

Throat - Dyed brown hen hackle

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

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Countess of Seafield

Countess of Seafield

Megan Boyd

Hook – Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread – Black

Tag – Oval silver tinsel

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Butt – Black wool or ostrich herl

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Rear 2/3 embossed silver tinsel, front 1/3 yellow dubbing

Throat – Blue hen hackle

Wing – Turkey quill

Two Hundred Popular Flies – Tom Stewart

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Copper March Brown

Copper March Brown

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel 

Tail - Partridge hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat copper tinsel

Throat - Partridge hackle fibers

Wing - Strips of hen pheasant tail, mottled turkey or similar

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann