Flytying New and Old Too
A Collection of Flies for Atlantic Salmon & Steelhead
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Moose Wing Paddy Francis
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
Pass Lake
Patate
Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux
Monday, September 28, 2026
Parmachene Belle
Parmachene Belle
Atlantic Salmon
Hooks - Single salmon, sizes 4-10
Thread - Red
Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent red floss
Tail - White hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Scarlet red and white tied on as a collar mixed and tied back and down
Wing - White bucktail tied low over the body, with an over wing of sparse red bucktail
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Pale Torrish
Pale Torrish
(Sometimes listed as Yellow Torrish)
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tip - Yellow floss
Tail - A golden pheasant crest feather topped with blended strands of fluorescent red and orange floss
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Rear body - Flat silver tinsel
Rear throat - Yellow hackle
Mid butt - Black ostrich herl
Front body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Yellow hackle
Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
There are other recipes for this fly. Use the one that suits you.
The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser