Sunday, June 30, 2024

Black Spider

Black Spider 

Ira Gruber

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag/Rib - Oval silver tinsel, extra small

Tail - Black squirrel tail

Butt - Orange floss, wool, or stretch nylon

Body - Black wool

Throat - Black hackle

Wing - Black squirrel, sparse. Tie low, extending to bend

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Howell's Smokehouse Spade


Howell's Smokehouse Spade

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - White

Tag - Oval silver tinsel 

Butt - Burnt orange floss

Tail - Black hackle 

Abdomen - Black dubbing

Thorax - Ostrich herl orange/brown or dubbing

Hackle - Black

From an internet photo

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Green Pearl


Green Pearl

[Que] Reynold Sexton 

Hook - Single salmon, size 2/0-10

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel, fluorescent green floss 

Tail - Crest under shorter red hackle fibers

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Pearl tinsel over fluorescent green floss

Throat - Natural guinea hen feather fibers

Wing - Stacked fluorescent green calf tail, 8-10 strands pearl krystal flash, peacock herls

Cheek - Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner


Saturday, June 1, 2024

Lady Joan



Lady Joan

Lee Wulff Creator

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - White und floss, black head

Tag- Oval gold tinsel

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Burnt orange floss

Throat - Yellow hen hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over black bear hair

Scarlet Woman

Scarlet Woman

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Body - Oval silver tinsel in connecting spirals 

Wing - Two large jungle cock eyes glued back to back and extending slightly past bend 

Shoulder - Two red goose quill sections half the width of jungle cock, extending rearward not quite as far as jungle cock 

Hackle - Hot orange as throat, beard style 

Originated by Martin Tolley.

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser