Sunday, August 30, 2026

March Brown


March Brown

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel 

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Hares ear dubbing

Throat - Partridge hackle fibers

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

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Mainville Special

Mainville Special

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Mustad 79580

Thread - Black

Tail - Grizzly hackle fibers

Ribbing - Silver tinsel

Body - Black chenille or wool

Wing - White bucktail

Collar - Grizzly hackle

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner

Mediterranean

Mediterranean 

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Red

Tip - Copper wire

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Body - Pearl tinsel

Ribbing - Copper wire

Wing - Black bear hair

Hackle - Black hen

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Megan Boyd Shrimp


Megan Boyd Shrimp

Hook - Double Salmon

Threads - Red and Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel and red floss

Tail - Golden pheasant red breast feather

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body -First Half - Yellow floss; Second Half - Black floss

Body Hackle - Yellow cock

Front Hackle - Natural brown cock

Wing - Single or double jungle cock

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Saturday, August 29, 2026

McCoul Special

McCoul Special

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Silver braid built up to a cigar shape

Wing - Orange calf tail over orange krystal flash

Collar - Red hen kackle

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

Friday, August 28, 2026

Pack Rat



Pack Rat

Hook - Single salmon, size 4-10

Thread - Red

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Butt - Fluorescent pink yarn

Body - Black wool

Wing - Gray fox

Hackle - Olive dyed grizzly or substitute

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

McAlpin

McAlpin

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black. 

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Barred lemon wood duck and scarlet red hackle barbs mixed

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with claret lamb's wool

Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat

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

Topping - Peacock sword feather barbs

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