Friday, September 26, 2025

DeFeo's Black Diamond

DeFeo's Black Diamond 

Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black yarn

Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Red bucktail with an overwing of dyed black squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle fowl

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Aguanus


Aguanus

Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dark orange floss
First Wing - Small bunch of golden pheasant tippet barbs tied over the body, with an overwing of a dyed yellow hackle tip tied flat
First Hackle - Bright blue tied on as a collar and tied back
Second Wing - Small bunch of golden pheasant tippet barbs
Second Hackle - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back

Francois Barnard of Sept-Isle, Quebec, originated this pattern

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

The Springer


The Springer

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Green wool & peacock herl

Wing - Dyed green squirrel tail

Hackle - Yellow

https://tinyurl.com/mr3bvnx2

Autumn Twilight

Autumn Twilight

Tip – Oval gold tinsel
Ribbing – Oval Gold tinsel
Body – 50% purple uni stretch, 50% black uni stretch
Wing – Dyed black squirrel tail
Hackle – Kingfisher blue

Internet Photo

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Spring Sunrise


Spring Sunrise

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Orange hackle

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange & black wool

Wing - Black bear or squirrel

Collar - Yellow and orange hackle

https://tinyurl.com/mr3bvnx2

The Prismatic


The Prismatic

Tag - Oval gold tinsrl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Purple wool & peacock herl

Wing - White hair

Collar - Orange & purple hackle

https://tinyurl.com/mr3bvnx2

Bird's Copper Stone


Bird’s Copper Stone

Cal Bird Originator

Tag - Copper wire
Body - Three strands of copper wire twisted together then wrapped forward
Collar - Brown hackle
Wing - Brown bucktail

Monday, September 22, 2025

Berry's Comebacker

Berry's Comebacker


Tag - Flat gold Tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Collar - Red hackle

Wing - Ringneck pheasant tail fibers


Source - Internet photo

Little Mimi


Little Mimi

Mimi Bergeron Creator

Tag - Fine oval silver tinsel

Tail - Fluorescent green floss cut flat or krystal flash

Body - Fine oval silver tinsel

Throat - Fluorescent green floss and 3 fibers of peacock herl

Wing - Eastern pine squirrel tail over fluorescent green floss

Topping - 3 fibers of peacock herl

Head - Peacock herl

https://www.fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing-la-ptite-mimi.html

Orange Blossom Special


Orange Blossom Special 

Ralph Billingsley 

Tag - Fine oval silver tinsel, orange floss

Tail - Stacked crest, red hackle fibres, barred teal

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Wing - White calftail

Collar - Orange hackle slanting back

Eyes - (Optional) Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Lemac


Lemac

Tail - Woodchuck guard hair

Ribbing - Oval silver timsel

Body - Black wool

Hackle - Grizzly

Wing - White calf tail

Over wing - Woodchuck guard hairs

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson



Friday, September 19, 2025

Black Star

Black Star

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tip - Yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black wool

Throat hackle - Black

Wing - Black bear 

Shoulder - Jungle fowl

Book note

At times red dyed hackle fibers ar substituted  for the golden pheasant crest tail an the yellow floss tip is eliminated

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon flies - Fulsher & Krom

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Scarlet Monarch

Scarlet Monarch

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Yellow ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Red floss

Throat hackle - Yellow

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over 2 strands of yellow floss

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Fulsher & Krom


Scarlet Monarch

Tip - Oval silver tinsel. 

Tag - Short strand of red floss. 

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel. 

Body - Red floss. 

Hackle - Yellow tied on as a collar and tied back and down. 

Wing - Yellow bucktail tied low over the body, with an overwing of gray squirrel tail.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Helleckson

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Dixon Bear

Dixon Bear

Hook – Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent green floss

Tag - Short strand of fluorescent green floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel.

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Insect green tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art – Terry Hellekson

Night Rider

Night Rider

Tag - Oval silver tinsel & scarlet floss

Tail - Yellow antron

Ribbing - Scarlet floss

Body - Black antron

Hackle - Green

Wing - Black bear over purple krystal flash

Head - Red

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Silver Joey

Silver Joey

Roland Dufour Creator

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tip - Yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasnt crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing -  Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - White calf tail

Collar - Yellow

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Monday, September 15, 2025

Museum


Museum

Jacques Heroux Originator

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tip - Cranberry floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Black bear

Hackle - Brown

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

 

Laprade

Laprade

Jacques Heroux Originator

Tag - Oval silver tinsel & dark blue floss

Tail- Golden pheasant crest, veiled by indian crow substitute (red hackle)

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear half: flat silver tinsel; Front half: dark blue floss

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Hackle- Grizzly

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Slum Dog

Slum Dog

Mike Legge Originator

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Butt - Chartreuse stretch then red yarn

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black wool

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Hackle - Yellow then black

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Run'R Up

Run'R Up

Kathy Colford Originator

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tip- Dark green floss

Butt - Ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - White floss

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over pearl krystal flash

Hackle - Black

Atlantic Salmon Fies - Jacques Heroux

Ratoureuse

Ratoureuse

Pierre Manseau Originator

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear half: fluorescent greenfloss veiled by fluorescent green floss; Front half: peacock herl

Wing - Black bear

Hackle - Black

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

American River Special


American River Special

Category - Steelhead

Hook - Mustad R74-9672, size 4 - 12
Weight - Lead/non lead wire
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Stripped peacock herl and counterwrap with fine gold wire
Body - Green chenille or yarn
Hackle - Black dry fly quality
Head - Fine black chenille

Reference - Fly Tyer Pattern Bible (Volume 6 - Issue 4)

American Coachman


American Coachman

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style
Thread - Black or yellow
Tail - Red calf or red bucktail
Body - Yellow floss or wool yarn
Wing - White bucktail or white calf tail
Hackle - Brown, tied in front of wing

Reference - Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

Monday, September 1, 2025

Babcock

 

Babcock

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with red lamb's wool

Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art -Terry Hellekson

Autumn Twilight


Autumn Twilight

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread – Black

Tip – Oval gold tinsel

Ribbing – Oval Gold tinsel

Body – 50% purple uni stretch, 50% black uni stretch

Wing – Dyed black squirrel tail

Hackle – Kingfisher blue

Friday, July 25, 2025

Brook Fin


Brook Fin Wet Fly

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - White under floss body, black head

Tag - Fine oval gold tinsel

Tail - Black hackle fibers

Hackle - Black tied palmer

Rib - Fine oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange floss

Wing - White, black, and orange, married

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Montreal


Montreal

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Yellow dyed hackle fibers

Boby - Claret floss

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Throat - Claret hackle

Wing - Red squirrel tail

https://fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing-montreal.html

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Kingsey Special

Kingsey Special

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed red squirrel body hair or substitute

Wing - Dark bucktail

Collar - Coachman brown hackle

https://fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing-kingsey-spe.html

Seductress


Seductress

Created by Claude Bédard

Tag - Oval silver tinsel and fluorescent green floss

Tail: Peacock sword fibers

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Light green krystal flash

Hackle - Dyed yellow guinea hackle

Wing - Green hair under yellow hair under peacock herl

Cheeks - Jungle Cock

https://fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing.html

Monday, June 30, 2025

Furrier Special


Furrier Special

Created by Raymond Pelletier

Tag - Fine oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Yellow ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black wool

Wing - White calf tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)

Collar - Grizzly hen hackle

https://fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing.html

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Mauritius


Mauritius

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Dyed red golden pheasant crest (or equivalent)

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - 1/3 fluorescent red floss, 2/3 black floss

Throat - Yellow hackle

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs (or equivalent)

https://fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing.html


Saturday, June 28, 2025

Covey Special


Covey Special

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Body - Peacock herl

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Wing - Canadian pine squirrel tail (I used fox squirrel)

Collar - Sparse orange hackle then sparse yellow hackle

https://fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing-covey-spe.html

Black & Blue


Black & Blue

Tag- Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Collar - Medium blue hackle

https://fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing-black-blue.html

Friday, June 27, 2025

Grenier's Hope


Grenier's Hope

Tag - Silver oval tinsel

Body - 1/3 fluorescent green wool and 2/3 black wool

Ribbing - Silver oval tinsel

Wing - Bronze mallard over green bucktail

https://fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing-greniers-hope.html

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Dolamite


Dolamite

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Black krystal flash

Body - Purple ice chenille

Wing - Black krystal flash over white polar bear

Hackle - Purple

https://oakorchardflies.proboards.com/thread/988/dolamite

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Lucky Bucky


Lucky Bucky

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Rib - Large oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange seal dubbing or substitute

Hackle - Yellow hen hackle

Wing - White hair

https://oakorchardflies.proboards.com/thread/997/lucky-bucky





Weekend Warrior


Weekend Warrior

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - red hackles

Body - Silver braid

Under wing sparse white bucktail

Overwing - Jungle fowl

Hackle - Yellow

https://oakorchardflies.proboards.com/thread/1012/weekend-warrior

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Yellow Canary



Yellow Canary

Tag - Fine oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest and orange hackle fibers

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Silver tinsel

Hackle - Orange hen hackle

Wing - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail

Topping - Golden pheasant crest

Cheeks - Jungle fowl

Fabri-Mouches Website

Monday, May 19, 2025

Pink Lady

Pink Lady

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest with red hackle over

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Fluorescent pink floss and peacock herl

Wing - Green dyed squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Hackle - Yellow hackle wound as a collar

Head - Red and black.

https://fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing-pink-lady.html

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

West Branch Fox

West Branch Fox

Philip Turner

Tag - Oval silver tinsel & fluorescent orange floss

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Orange

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle Cock

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Monday, April 21, 2025

Sweeney's K C Retreiver


Sweeney's K C Retreiver

Brian Sweeney

Tag - Oval gold tinsel & fluorescent green floss

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Ruby red floss

Throat - Yellow hackle

Wing - Black squirrel tail

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Squirrel

Squirrel

Tag- Silver tinsel & fluorescent green and red floss 

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Black squirrel tail, short and sparse

Collar hackle - Grizzly

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Shiela

Shiela

Willie Mathieson

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Throat - Hot orange hackle

Wing - Blacl squirrel tail

The Complete Illustrated Dierctory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Winston's Green Cosseboom


Winston's Green Cosseboom

Winston Farthing

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Red

Tag - Silver tinsel & fluorescent red floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Pale green phentex yarn

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Yellow

The Complete Illustrated Diectory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Monday, April 7, 2025

Orange Lady

Orange Lady

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Hot orange

Tail- Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Gold wire

Body - Rear, gold tinsel; front, hot orange fur

Wings - Orange hackle tips

Hackle - Yellow

Robin Barnes Submitter

Fly Tyer Pattern Bible - Vol 6, Issue 1

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Alvi

Alvi 

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Brown speckled turkey tail quill

Body - ½ light blue floss, ½ black wool

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Throat - Black cock hackle

Wing - Speckled turkey tail quill segments

Fly2000 Database