Saturday, September 5, 2026

Grande Ronde River Rat



Grande Ronde River Rat

Originator – Jack Hagan

Hook - Gold Alek Jackson spey hook or substutute

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Yellow dyed gray squirrel tail

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Back ½ chartreuse floss, front ½ Black trilobal dubbing

Rear Wing - Orange dyed gray squirrel tail

Front Wing - Red dyed gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Black

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Friday, September 4, 2026

Morgantaller

Morgantaller

Perry Munro 

Hook - Partridge Bomber or equivalent, size 2

Thread - Red

Tail - Orange hackle fibers 

Body - Orange crystal chenille

Wing - Orange calf tail under gold krystal flash

Throat - Orange hackle pulled down or swept back

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Moose Bogan

Moose Bogan

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat copper tinsel

Wing - Green squirrel tail

Collar - Fluorescent green chenille

Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann

Moore's Fancy

Moore's Fancy

Hooks - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail: Strand of fluorescent red floss

Butt - Black yarn

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

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

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute

Hackle - Grizzly hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back

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

Molasses Hill


Molasses Hill

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tail and back - Purple krystal flash

Body hackle - Black

Body - Black chenille

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Mighty Bryson

Mighty Bryson

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat copper tinsel

Tail - Yellow hackle tip or fibers

Ribbing - Flat copper tinsel

Body - Black uni yarn

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail

Hackle - Yellow

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Thursday, September 3, 2026

Micmac Moose

Micmac Moose

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black or brown

Tail - Red wool cut flat

Body - Light orange floss or uni stretch

Wing - Black skunk tail or dyed black squirrel tail

Reference - Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher and Charles Krom

Michael Angelo



Michael Angelo

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag – Oval silver tinsel

Tip – Yellow floss/uni-stretch

Tail – Slip of dyed red swan or goose

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Black floss/uni-stretch

Throat – Dyed blue guinea hackle

Wing – Dyed red bucktail over dyed yellow bucktail

Trout and Salmon Flies of Ireland - Peter O'Reilly

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Mi Fli

Mi Fli

Gayland Hachey

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Butt - Fluorescent orange floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black wool

Wing - Peacock herls over black squirrel tail

Hackle - Hot orange and black mixed

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

Merry Widow

Merry Widow

Eric Baylis

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Fluorescent green

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Rear third, golden yellow floss; remainder is peacock herl

Ribbing - Fine flat gold tinsel

Throat - Yellow macaw breast feather (I used yellow hen)

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Sides - Jungle cock

Head - Fluorescent green with red band at rear

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