Monday, June 8, 2026

Capelin Body Cosseboom

Capelin Body Cosseboom 

Earl Roberts

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black & red

Body/Tail - Silver mylar tubing

Wing - Grey squirrel tail

 Collar -Yellow hackle

Head - Red

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Campbell's Fancy

Campbell's Fancy

Hook – Single salmon

Thread – Black

Tag – Flat gold tinsel and blue floss

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – Flat gold tinsel

Throat – Brown or furnace hackle fibers

Wing – Gray squirrel tail

Fluorescent Green Lightning


Fluorescent Green Lightning

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Yellow floss or uni stretch

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl or black peacock herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Fluorescent green and black floss or uni stretch

Throat - Orange hackle fibers

Wing - White calf tail

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Forbsie

 

Forbsie

Hook – Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip – Oval gold tinsel

Tag - Yellow uni stretch

Tail - Golden pheasant crest and tippet

Butt - Dyed black ostrich herl

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Throat – Dyed orange hackle

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

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Sunday, June 7, 2026

Cains Copper

Cains Copper

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval copper tinsel

Tail - Fluorescent red hackle fibers

Butt - Black chenille

Ribbing - Oval copper tinsel

Body - Flat copper tinsel

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over orange dyed hair (I used bucktail)

Collar - Black cock

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Black Spider & Black Spider Revised

Black Spider

Salmon Fly

Ira Gruber

Hook -Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Black squirrel tail

Butt - Burnt orange floss

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Black wool, cigar shaped

Throat - Black hackle

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Black Spider Revised 

Salmon Fly

Ira Gruber

Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed orange squirrel tail

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Olive floss

Throat - Dun hen hackle

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Ira Gruber's Atlantic Salmon Flies - Ira Gruber

Gageure

Gageure

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tip - Yellow floss

Tail - Golden yellow pheasant rump or substitute

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Black bear

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Collar - Grizzly hackle

Author's Note

Marc LeBlanc creator

Atlantic Salmon Flies 2 - Jacques Heroux