Flytying New and Old Too
A Collection of Flies for Atlantic Salmon & Steelhead
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Blue Skunk
Brown Bug Orange Butt
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Boyd Special
Boyd Special
Mike Arsenault Originator
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Chartreuse
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Red bucktail
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Green yarn
Throat - Chartreuse bucktail
Wing - Lime green krystal flash over chartreuse bucktail
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Brenda's Delight
Brenda's Delight
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Sparse black calf tail tied low over the body
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and kept sparse
Author's Note
Mike Boudreau of Montreal, Canada, originated this pattern
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Monday, April 20, 2026
Bourrach
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Bouncer
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval gold tinsel
Butt - Fluorescent orange yarn
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Black uni yarn
Throat - Orange hackle fibers
Wing - Yellow bucktail
Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault
Bonnie Belle
Doug Hintzman
Hook – Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Holographic gold or flat gold tinsel
Body - Green flat tinsel
Wing - Black rabbit or substitute (black calf tail)
Flash - Green krystal flash
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Collar - Green hen hackle
Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux