Flytying New and Old Too
A Collection of Flies for Atlantic Salmon & Steelhead
Monday, August 3, 2026
Blaireau
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Purple Passion
Purple Passion
Buddy MacIntyre
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel, purple floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Rib - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear - UNI Micro-Tinsel*; front - black wool
Throat - Purple hackle fibers
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
*Recipe did not provide a specific color, so I went with purple as it is the theme of this fly
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Friday, July 31, 2026
La Diane du Suroit
La Diane du Suroit
Philippe Desfossés
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Body - Flashabou Accent in green Highlander or substitute
Wings - Wood duck flank feather
Throat - Wood duck flank feather
Thorax - Green (No. 57) and black Scintilla or substitute
https://www.fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-de-chez-nous-ren-longval-la-diane-du-suroit.html
La Coulee Des Seaux
Thread - Black
https://fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-de-chez-nous-ren-longval-la-coulee-des-seaux.html
L’Étincelle Bleu
L’Étincelle Bleu
Jean-Guy Boudreau
Hook - Mustad 80501 BL, no. 1/0 or equivalent
Thread - Purple
Tag/Rib - Round red wire
Tail - Red hackle fibres
Body: Silver tinsel
Throat - White bucktail
Wing - Chartreuse KF (no. 35) under blue bucktail
Topping - Red schlappen extending to above hook point
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Thursday, July 30, 2026
La Robert Speciale
La Robert Speciale
Hook - Mustad 79580, size 4 or single salmon, size 2-6