Thursday, September 19, 2024

Silver Blue

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

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

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