Dark Mystery

Dark Mystery

Hooks - Single salmon. size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel and fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Blue dun hackle barbs

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Brown floss

Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat. The guinea fowl barbs are usually kept sparse (only six barbs) and separated with three barbs pulled to each side

Wing - Red and orange bucktail mixed and tied low over the body, with an over wing of red pine squirrel tail

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

Danpaq

 

Danpaq

Daniel Paquette Originator

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel, yellow uni stretch

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat green tinsel

Wing - Chartreuse monga tail*

Collar - Black hen hackle

*Mongas have not ventured into Connecticut in quite a long time, let alone a chartreuse one so I substituted chartreuse bucktail

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Daddy's Girl

Daddy's Girl

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Green uni floss

Throat - Blue hen hackle

Wing - Black calf tail

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Cutty Sark

Cutty Sark

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Claret

Tag - Copper wire or oval tinsel - sized to suit fly size

Tip - Either the floss blend (see below)* or orange floss of choice

Tail - Same floss as tip (I used the floss blend*)

Butt - Black beaver dubbing

Rib - Copper wire or oval tinsel - sized to suit fly size

Body - Rear half fluorescent green floss, front half peacock herl

Hackle (throat) - Black hen

Underwing - Floss blend* or peachy orange floss to tag under green fluorescent floss to tip of tail

Wing - Tented teal

*Floss blend - Green, orange and yellow floss

The River's Course: The Cutty Sark (theriverscourse.blogspot.com)

Crosfield

Crosfield

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver oval tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Throat - Blue hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Cullman's Choice

Cullman's Choice

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver oval tinsel

Ribbing - Silver oval tinsel

Body - Apple green floss

Throat - White hackle

Wing - Black bear with golden pheasant crest topping

Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann

Galway Green

Galway Green

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - White under floss, Black head

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Black squirrel tail or hackle

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Throat - Brown hackle over yellow bucktail

Wing - Green bucktail

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon flies - Chris Mann