Thread - Black
Tip - White floss or thread
Tail - Black floss
Body - blue green yellow red yellow green blue floss
Hackle - Red
Wing - Red calf tail
I created this to honor my dad and the numerous veterans who received the WW II Victory Ribbon
My dad was in the Army and his job was to process outgoing military personnel.
Scoodic Sunrise
Variation
Mike Best
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel and Fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear, Pearl; tinsel; Front, Peacock herl
Hackle - Blue hen tied in before the wing
Wing - Gray fox* and orange krystal flash
Collar - Orange hen
*I used gray squirrel
Shrimp
L.A. Lapointe
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - White under floss body; Black head
Tag - Oval gold tinsel and pale yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Pale pink floss
Wing - Silver monkey or gray squirrel, over which is a sparse mixture of black, white and tan calf tail or bucktail
Collar - Yellow hackle in front of which is olive dun hackle
Lake Special
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Fluff from a red hackle
Under body - White uni stretch, tapered
Over body - Holographic tinsel
Throat - Fluff from a red hackle
Wing - Polar bear or substitute
Lazer Green Butt
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Olive
Under body - Silver tinsel
Over body - Green lazer wrap or edge brite
Thorax - Black cactus chenille
Hackle - Black
Wing - White bucktail
Fly Tying the Angler's Art - Leroy Hyatt
Assassin
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 8-10
Thread - Olive
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed with a 50/50 blend of olive and brown lamb's wool
Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back
Wing - Small bunch of brown-olive Flashabou Accent tied over the body
Author's Note
Dale Lackey originated this pattern for late summer and fall runs.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Cosseboom Special
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10
Thread - Red
Tip - Embossed silver tinsel wrapped well down the bend of hook
Tail - Strand of light olive floss
Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel
Body - Light olive floss
Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body and extending to the end of tail
Hackle - Yellow hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Lady Amherst
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body
Cheeks - Dyed kingfisher blue hen hackle tip tied in at each side
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Half Stone
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver or gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear third, dubbed with yellow lamb's wool; the front two-thirds, dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied low over the body. Select hair from the base of the tail
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Gold Squirrel Tail
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Hackle - Blue dun hen hackle barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Strands of gold Flashabou Accent tied over the body, with an overwing of gray squirrel tail
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Silver Doctor
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 2-8
Thread - Red
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Dubbed with red lamb's wool
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Light blue tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Natural brown bucktail tied over the body, with an overwing of red, yellow, and blue bucktail mixed
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
Author's Note
This is a variation of a British Atlantic salmon fly pattern
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Silver Blue
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA1244I , sizes 4-8
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Light blue tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Barred teal barbs tied over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Silver Brown Bucktail
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 2-6
Thread - Black
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Dark brown tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Natural brown bucktail tied over the body
Author's Note
This is a variation of a bucktail streamer pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Salmo Le Sac
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 6-8
Thread - Black
Tail - Peacock sword feather barbs
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed with salmon rabbit fur
Hackle - Furnace hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body
Author's Note
Mike Kennedy of Lake Oswego, Oregon, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Pink Rat
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA1244I, sizes 4-6
Thread - Red
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Amherst pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with fluorescent hot pink lamb's wool
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back
Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Prichard's Comet
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 2-8
Thread - Red
Tail - Fluorescent fire orange bucktail
Body - Oval silver tinsel
Hackle - Yellow and scarlet red tied on as a collar mixed and tied back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Nation's Special
Nation's Fancy
Tail - 15 golden pheasant tippet fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear third silver floss, black floss for the balance
Hackle - Guinea behind wing on # 6 hooks, badger ahead of the wing on # 4 hooks
Wing - Mallard flank enclosing a few golden pheasant tippet fibers
Steelhead Fly Fishing and Tying - Trey Combes
Nation's Fancy
Thread - Red or black
Body - Silver tinsel
Rib - Oval silver tinsel (front 2/3 of body only)
Hackle - Guinea
Inner wing - Golden pheasant tippet fibers
Outer wing - Mallard flank
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light and Humphrey
Nation's Fancy
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 4-8
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear third, flat silver tinsel; the front two-thirds, thirds, dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Badger tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wings - Golden pheasant tippet barbs tied over the body, with barred teal sections tented over the top. (Gray squirrel may be substituted).
Head - Black
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Nation's Fancy
Hooks - AC80500BL, AC80501BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 4-8
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear third, flat silver tinsel; the front two-thirds, thirds, dubbed with #1 black lamb's wool
Wings - Golden pheasant tippet barbs tied over the body, with barred teal sections tied in on the sides
Hackle - Badger tied on as a collar and tied back
Head - Black
Fish Flies Volume Two - Terry Hellekson
Roderick Haig-Brown
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Claret hackle fibers
Rib - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Pale green or blue silk or wool
Throat - Claret hackle
Wing - Polar bear* (or substitute), sparse, blended orange, blue, green, yellow, olive
*Polar bear in white is hard to find these days let alone dyed colors. I substituted with bucktail
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Ches's Black Fly
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Cream hackle barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Black moose hair tied thick and flared over the body
Ches Traverse of Corner Brook, Newfoundland, originated this pattern in 1970.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry
Hellekson
Andrew Dutterer
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Claret dubbing
Hackle - Black
Wing - Polar bear or substitute
Preacher
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10
Thread - Black
Tip - Fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Fluorescent red floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Petite
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Sparse teal blue hackle barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Yellow over red over yellow bucktail. The wing should be kept very, very sparse
Raymond Pelletier of Matane, Quebec, originated this pattern in 1974
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Sneaky
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10
Thread - Red
Tail - Orange bucktail
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed with fluorescent orange lamb's wool
Hackle - Black hen hackle barbs tied in at the throat and extending to the point of the hook
Wing - Sparse orange bucktail tied low over the body
Topping - Stands of peacock herl
Authors Note
Mike and Bob Boudreau of Montreal, Canada, originated this pattern in 1992. They have found it to be successful on all of the rivers where it has been used. Mike wrote to me, stating, "The fly has proven to be a great success (actually a bit too successful, you can be off the river early with this one if you are not careful)." During low-water conditions they also tie this fly on fine wire (low-water) hooks down to size 12.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Algan
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS8050I BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 2-8
Thread - Black
Tail - Fluorescent fire orange hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black chenille
Wing - Black bucktail tied over the body
Hackle - Black and claret tied on as a collar mixed and tied back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Atlantic Salmon Fly
Hook - Wet fly, size 6
Thread - Black
Tip - Gold silk floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Beige, brown and black silk floss
Throat - Slate color hackle
Wing - Slate duck or goose quill segments
Cheek - Jungle cock
Ira Gruber's Atlantic Salmon Flies - Ira D Gruber
L’Enjoleuse - The Bewitcher
Alain Charette
Hook - Partridge CS10/1, single or double
Thread - Black
Tag - Fine oval gold tinsel, fluorescent green floss
Tail - Lemon green saddle hackle fibers
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Rib: Medium oval gold tinsel
Body - Silver tinsel
Throat - Lemon green saddle hackle fibers
Wing - 1 strand fluorescent green floss & red squirrel tail
I used Google Translate. Blame Google - not me. 😁
I mixed yellow and green hackle fibers for the tail and throat. The fish won't mind.
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Fire Fly
Louis Melanson
Hook - 4X long streamer, no. 2 – 6
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Scarlet floss
Wing - Bright red feathers, two on each side, back-to-back
Collar - Bright red cock hackle
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Winter's Hope - Variant
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Red
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Purple & blue hackle
Wing - Orange over yellow calf tail
Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann
Tosh
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Black squirrel
Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann
Polly's Pride
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 1-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with fluorescent red lamb's wool
Hackle - Fluorescent red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White marabou tied over the body and extending to the end of the tail
Topping - Six strands of black ostrich herl
E. H. "Polly" Rosborough of Chiloquin, Oregon, originated this pattern. Even though Polly was better known for his series of nymphs, he considered this fly to be his trademark.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS8050I BL, TMC7999, or DA1244I, sizes 4-8
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Claret hackle barbs
Body - Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine silver wire
Hackle - Yellow tied on as a collar and tied back
Wing - Coastal blacktail deer hair tied over the body
Sam Wells of Eureka, California, originated this pattern in 1920.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Royal Coachman
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 4-8
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Body - Peacock herl with a wide red floss center band
Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White bucktail tied over the body
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Red Fox
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS8050I BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 2-6
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Silver embossed tinsel
Body - Red floss
Hackle - Speckled guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Fox squirrel tail
Tom Darling of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Red Fox
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA1244I, sizes 2-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed with red lamb's wool
Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body
Mike Kennedy of Lake Oswego, Oregon, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Gary's Assassin
Hooks: MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Fluorescent red
Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail tied one and one-half half the length of the body
Butt - Narrow band of fluorescent red floss
Body - Dubbed with chartreuse lamb's wool
Hackle - Black tied on as collar and tied back
This pattern was redesigned for steelhead head from a Canadian pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Gary's Smurf
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS8050I BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 2-8
Thread - Black
Eyes - Silver bead chain
Body - None
Wing - Black squirrel tail extending past the end of the hook
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back
Gary Selig of Mertztown, Pennsylvania, originated the two preceding patterns.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
