Sunday, November 30, 2025
Montana Brassie
McKenzie Sapphire #1 & #2
McKenzie Sapphire #1
Mike Brooks
Steelhead
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel & yellow floss
Tail - Blue hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black seals fur or substitute
Hackle - Blue
Wing - Underwing of mixed red, yellow, light blue and green bucktail; soft white hair over
Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)
McKenzie Sapphire #2
Mike Brooks
Steelhead
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel & yellow floss
Tail - Blue hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black seals fur or substitute
Hackle - Blue
Wing - Underwing of mixed red, yellow, light blue and green bucktail; black squirrel tail over
Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)
The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann
Maxwell Purple
Maxwell Purple
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with purple lamb's wool
Wing - Purple neck hackles tied Matuka-style
Hackle - Purple tied on as a collar and tied back
Author's Note
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Marrietta
Marrietta
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Orange
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Body - Fluorescent fire orange chenille
Hackle - Fluorescent orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Natural brown bucktail tied over the body
Author's Note
Don Redfern originated this pattern during the mid-1950s for British Columbia waters.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson