Flytying New and Old Too
A Collection of Flies for Atlantic Salmon & Steelhead
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Coachman
Clergyman
Friday, May 8, 2026
Big Three
Big Intervale Blue

Big Intervale Blue
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Royal blue floss
Wing - Polar bear or substitute
Collar - Silver doctor blue hackle
https://oakorchardflies.proboards.com/thread/1751/big-intervale-blue
Beats Me
Beats Me
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel over body #1 only
Body #1 - Hot pink uni stretch
Hackle - Grizzly over body #2 only
Body #2 - Black chenille
Wing - White calf tail
Collar - Black hen hackle
Claret Killer
Citrange
Citrange
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Orange or hot orange
Tail - Orange over fluorescent green floss or uni stretch
Body - Rear, micro peacock chenille, Front, fluorescent green floss or uni stretch
Throat - Fluorescent green over orange floss or uni stretch
Wing - Chartreuse bucktail over rainbow crystal flash
Tying Note
I used MFC Lucent micro chenille in 615-Peacock color but a substitute can be Veevus Iris thread in i15-Peacock color
The fly above was tied using a photo on Frank Guimond's website.
https://libellulefrank.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/citrange.jpg
