Tom Brayshaw Originator
Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent, size 4-6
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Colorette magnifique*
Body - Red and olive chenille wrapped together
Throat - Red and white hackle fibers, mixed
Wing - Polar bear
*Google couldnt translate "Colorette magnifique" so I used red hackle fibers like the photo in the book depicts. Golden pheasant tippets dyed red would also be acceptable.
Fly Patterns of British Columbia - James Lingren
Donnelly's Coachman
Roy Donnelly originated this variation
Hooks - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tip - Orange floss
Tail - Crimson red hackle barbs
Body - Peacock herl, red floss, peacock herl
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White over yellow bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)
Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey
Dingbat
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent orange chenille
Hackle - Furnace 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
Deschutes Demon
Don McClain, 1960's
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Embossed gold tinsel
Tail - Hot orange hackle
Ribbing - Embossed gold tinsel
Body - Antique gold wool yarn
Hackle - Hot orange
Wing - White Bucktail over brown bucktail
Classic Steelhead Flies - John Shewey
Dec. 25th
Jeff Weltz
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red
Tail - Dark green saddle hackle flue or dark green marabou
Tag/Rib - Gold wire.
Body - Red metallic tape or red holographic tinsel
Beard - Dark green saddle hackle fibers
Wing - Red bucktail or calf tail under red flashabou or krystal flash
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
