Sunday, October 4, 2026

Pinkent


Pinkent

Bob Ent

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - 2 turns of medium oval tinsel

Body - Rear half - salmon colored wool; front half - peacock herl

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Hackle - 1 orange and 1 yellow hen hackle

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Pinkent

Bob Ent

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear half - fluorescent pink wool; front half - bronze peacock herl

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Hackle - 1 orange and 1 yellow hen hackle

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

Pink Lady


Pink Lady

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - White underbody; black head

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Hot pink uni stretch

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - White calf tail

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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

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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

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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