Flytying New and Old Too
A Collection of Flies for Atlantic Salmon & Steelhead
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Silver Monkey
Silver Gray Bomber
Silver Blue
Silver Betsy
Silver Betsy
Hooks – Single salmon
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back
Also known as Silver Abbey.
Sheepscot Special #2
Seductress
Hook - Single or double salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tip/tag - Oval gold tinsel and fluorescent green silk
Tail - Peacock sword
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Pale green krystal flash or substitute
Hackle - Dyed yellow guinea fowl or substitute*
Wing - Dyed yellow bucktail over dyed green bucktail
Over wing - Peacock herl
Cheek - Jungle cock
*All out of dyed yellow guinea fowl so I used yellow hen hackle
Secret

Secret
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tip - Chinese red uni stretch
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Body - Oval gold tinsel
Throat - Red hen hackle fibers
Wing - Fox squirrel tail
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Friday, October 16, 2026
Same Thing Murray
The Same Thing Murray is an Atlantic salmon fly invented by Doug Hastings of Sydney, Nova Scotia, around 1993, and it got its name from a conversation where he repeatedly told his friend Murray, "Same thing, Murray" when asked what fly he was using as he was catching fish after fish on the Little Southwest Miramichi river. The pattern has since become a popular and effective fly for Atlantic salmon anglers worldwide.
Created by Doug Hastings for the Little Southwest Miramichi River in New Brunswick,Salmon Black Ghost
Salmon Black Ghost
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Wing - White polar bear or calf tail
Hackle - Yellow
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Sackville River Special

Sackville River Special
Hook - Single salmon. size 2-10
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tag - Fluorescent green and red uni stretch
Body - Green bill's body braid
Throat - Yellow hackle over pearl krystal flash
Wing - Moose body hairs
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