Saturday, August 22, 2026

Marquise

Marquise

Claude Bédard 

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Pheasant tail feather fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body: Rear 1/6 – wine yarn/floss; front 5/6 – black floss

Throat - Soft black hen hackle

Wing - Black squirrel/bronze mallard flank feather fibers

Cheek - Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Marie-Eve

 

Marie-Eve

Claude Bousquet

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Purple

Tag - Chartreuse antron

Tail - Chartreuse antron

Ribbing - Silver wire (or oval tinsel) over peacock herl only

Body - Rear 2/3 - Purple body braid, Front 1/3 - Peacock herl

Wing - Purple goat hair, or marabou, or gray squirrel dyed purple

Hackle - Purple hen

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

Friday, August 21, 2026

Marie-Claude



Marie-Claude 

Claude Bousquet 

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Hot orange hackle fibers

Tag - Orange mini-chenille

Ribbing - Orange KF, 3 strands twisted

Body - Black mini-chenille

Throat - Hot orange hackle fibers

Wing - Orange KF and grey squirrel tail dyed orange, mixed

Collar - Orange guinea hen

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Down Time

Down Time

Every now and then its time to put the tying of flies on hold for awhile and let other more important priorities take its place.

I continue to have vision problems that dont seem to get better (even after eye surgery) that needs my utmost attention. Wearing an eye patch when tying is not fun.

I also have a major home renovation that will begin today with an hvac contractor replacing my entire furnace and central air conditioner. $$$$$ big bucks!

But don't dispair, I'll be back in no time.

Thank you for understanding.

Sunday, August 16, 2026

La Plaquée

La Plaquée


Richard Sirois Creator


Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6


Thread - Black


Tag - Oval silver tinsel


Tail - Golden pheasant crest


Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel


Body - Black floss


Throat - Red hen hackle fibers


Wing - Polar bear


Cheeks - Jungle Cock


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Logie

Logie 

(Hair-wing Conversion)

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - 1/3 yellow floss & 2/3 red floss

Throat - Blue hackle

Wing - Black bear over yellow polar bear or substitute*

*I used bucktail (Sourcing dyed polar bear is next to impossible)

Tying & Fishing Bucktails and Other Hair Wings - Mike Valla

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Lightning Bug

Lightning Bug

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Red antron yarn

Tag - Fluorescent green uni stretch

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Throat - Dyed black hen fibers

Wing - Dyed black calf tail

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