Ward's Wasp
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Butt - Yellow chenille
Body - Black chenille
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Brown bucktail
Author's Note
Ed Ward Originator
Steelhead Flies - John Shewey
Funfly
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Red
Tag - Copper wire
Tail - Fluorescent red marabou
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Fluorescent yellow chenille
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Collar - Black hen
Throat - Eurasian jay or dyed blue guinea fowl
Author's Note
A Peter Dunnepattern, which he says is loved by grisle, during the early morningor evening hours of a summer's day. In the summerof 1979, Peter took four silvery leapersin an hour, hence the name.
Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner
Gladiator
Frank's Fly
Hooks - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent orange
Body - Fluorescent orange chenille
Hackle - Fluorescent orange tied palmer-style over the body
Wing - White calf tail tied over the body
Topping - Pearl krystal flash
Author's Note
Frank Moore of Anchorage, Alaska, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Forrest Powell
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Orange or red
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Hot orange chenille
Wing - White bucktail
Hackle - Red
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light & Humphrey
Flame Squirrel Tail
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Narrow section of red goose quill
Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent fire orange chenille
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body
Author's Note
Victor Moore of Smithers, British Columbia. umbia. originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
