Violet Femme

Violet Femme

Hook - Alec Jackson Spey Hook - Size 5 or substitute

Thread - Black

Tip - Holographic silver tinsel

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Holographic purple tinsel

Thorax - Chartreuse ice dub 

Collar - Guinea

Wings - Chartreuse grizzly hackle 

Fly Tying Tutorial: Violet Femme (Steelhead Fly)

Stekkar Blá

Stekkar Blá

Mike Martinek

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Hot orange hackle fibers over blue hackle fibers

Body - Medium silver twist

Throat - Hot orange hackle fibers over blue hackle fibers

Wing - Blue calf tail or bucktail

Cheek - Jungle cock

Flies for Atlantic Salmon - Stewart & Allen

La Grima

La Grima

Hook - Single or double salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - 2 yellow hackle tips

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Rear body - Yellow floss

Center joint - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Front body - Black floss

Throat - Yellow hackle

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Original fly by Kristjan Gislason from Reykjavik (Iceland). 

This fly can also be tied in blue, green, red, orange, etc.

Quebec Fishing - La Grima

Sky Series

Blue Sky 

Tag - Silver tinsel

Tail - Blue hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Blue floss

Wing - Blue hackle tip

Hackle - Blue hen wrapped full

Black Sky 

Tag - Silver tinsel

Tail - Blue hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Wing - Black hackle tip

Hackle - Black hen wrapped full

Rusty Sky

Tag - Silver tinsel

Tail - Rusty orange hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rusty orange floss

Wing - Rusty orange hackle tip

Hackle - Rusty orange hen wrapped full

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Montana Bill

Montana Bill

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Match the body color

Body - Colored tinsel

Wing - Krystal flash over bucktail

 

Skaidi

Skaidi

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tad - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Green floss

Ribbing - Oval Silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Green hackle

 Wing - Gray squirrel dyed green

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Silver Butcher

Silver Butcher

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Red duck or goose quill segments

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Blue

Wings - Black duck or goose quill segments

Silver Butcher Fly - Fishing Flies with Fish4Flies Worldwide

Colburn

Colburn - Special

Walter Colburn Originator

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - White under body, Black head

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Black over chartreuse bucktail

Rear body - Chartreuse floss

Center joint - Black ostrich herl

Front body - Chartreuse floss

Wing - Black over chartreuse bucktail

Collar - Yellow tied on as a collar and tied back

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

Fishing Atlantic Salmon - J D Bates Jr

Colburn - Orange

Atlantic Salmon Fly 

Walter Colburn Originator

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - White under body, Black head

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Short strand of fluorescent orange yarn

Body - Fluorescent orange floss with a black ostrich herl center joint

Wing - Dyed orange gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back

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

Fishing Atlantic Salmon - J D Bates Jr

Colburn - Blue

Atlantic Salmon Fly 

Walter Colburn Originator

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - White under body, Black head

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Dyed blue gray squirrel tail 

Body - Medium blue floss with a black ostrich herl center joint

Wing - Dyed blue gray 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

Fishing Atlantic Salmon - J D Bates Jr

Colburn - Claret

Walter Colburn Originator

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - White under body, Black head 

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Dyed claret gray squirrel tail

Body - Claret floss with a black ostrich herl center joint

Wing - Dyed claret gray squirrel tail tied low over the bod

 Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back

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

Fishing Atlantic Salmon - J D Bates Jr

Moose Nymph #3

Moose Nymph No. 3 

Robert Weagle

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver tinsel tied in above hook point

Rib - Fine oval silver tinsel

Body - Black wool

Wing - Black moose hair

Throat - Orange, very short and sparse

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Skagit Cutthroat

Skagit Cutthroat

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Tail - Scarlet and orange hackle, mixed

Butt - Hot orange chenille

Body - Oval silver tinsel

Inner wing - White bucktail

Outer wing - Scarlet goose quill

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