George's Renous Copper
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread -Fluorscent red
Tag - Oval copper tinsel
Tail - Orange hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval copper tinsel
Body - Embossed copper tinsel and orange wool
Wing - Red squirrel tail
Collar - Orange hen hackle
Elmer's Special
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval gold tinsel
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Embosse gold tinsel
Throat - White bucktail
Wing - Orange bucktail
Echo Beach
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Yelley floss followed by red fluorescent floss
Body - Embossed silver tinsel
Throat - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Yellow over black over white calf tail
The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann
Eclipse
Bob Baker
Hook - Single Salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Green or black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel & fluorescent green floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval Gold tinsel
Body - Fluorescent orange floss (there is a yellow variation also)
Wing - Green-dyed gray squirrel tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Collar - Green hen
Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-10
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tip - Yellow floss
Tail - A golden pheasant crest, over which red hackle fibers half as long
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Fine oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear two-thirds, embossed silver tinsel; front third orange floss
Throat - Natural guinea hen fibers, beard style
Wing - A sparse mixed bunch of orange, red, and yellow polar bear or calf tail, over which a small bunch of natural brown bucktail or red fox squirrel tail fibers
Topping - A golden pheasant crest feather
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes (second eye showing)
Author's Note
This pattern is among those derived from the classics which may show variations in the hair wing version due simply to the tyer’s translation from the original. It uses more than the usual number of materials found in a hair wing pattern and thus serves well as a model for similar techniques used in other salmon flies.
The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent green
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Butt - Fluorescent green and fluorescent red floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Wing - Black bear over pearl krystal flash
Hackle - Dyed blue guinea hen feather
Atlantic Salmon Flies 2 - Jacques Heroux
Donna May
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Red ibis (or substitute) and several fibers of pintail or teal
Butt - Peacock herl
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - 1/2 orange seals fur, 1/2 green seals fur or wool
Hackle - Orange hen
Wing - Light blue bucktail and badger, mixed
Two Hundred Popular Flies - Tom Stewart
Autumn Run
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - White under floss body, Black head
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Orange floss
Wing - Orange over white bucktail
Atlantic Salmon Flies 2 - Jacques Heroux
Délicate
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers
Body - Multi-color tinsel
Throat - Hot orange hackle fibers
Wing - Chartreuse bucktail
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner
Defeo's Royal
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Red floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Red and green floss
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art -Terry Hellekson
Executioner
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - White under floss, Black head
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear 1/2 red floss, Front 1/2 Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Black hackle
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Authors Note
The Executioner is a British pattern devised by Brian Gent.
The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann
Dark Mystery
Hooks - Single salmon. size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval gold tinsel and fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Blue dun hackle barbs
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Brown floss
Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat. The guinea fowl barbs are usually kept sparse (only six barbs) and separated with three barbs pulled to each side
Wing - Red and orange bucktail mixed and tied low over the body, with an over wing of red pine squirrel tail
Fish Flies - The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Danpaq
Daniel Paquette Originator
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel, yellow uni stretch
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat green tinsel
Wing - Chartreuse monga tail*
Collar - Black hen hackle
*Mongas have not ventured into Connecticut in quite a long time, let alone a chartreuse one so I substituted chartreuse bucktail
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Thread - Claret
Tag - Copper wire or oval tinsel - sized to suit fly size
Tip - Either the floss blend (see below)* or orange floss of choice
Tail - Same floss as tip (I used the floss blend*)
Butt - Black beaver dubbing
Rib - Copper wire or oval tinsel - sized to suit fly size
Body - Rear half fluorescent green floss, front half peacock herl
Hackle (throat) - Black hen
Underwing - Floss blend* or peachy orange floss to tag under green fluorescent floss to tip of tail
Wing - Tented teal
*Floss blend - Green, orange and yellow floss
The River's Course: The Cutty Sark (theriverscourse.blogspot.com)
Galway Green
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - White under floss, Black head
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Black squirrel tail or hackle
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Yellow floss
Throat - Brown hackle over yellow bucktail
Wing - Green bucktail
The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon flies - Chris Mann
Countess of Seafield
Megan Boyd
Hook – Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread – Black
Tag – Oval silver tinsel
Tail – Golden pheasant crest
Butt – Black wool or ostrich herl
Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel
Body – Rear 2/3 embossed silver tinsel, front 1/3 yellow dubbing
Throat – Blue hen hackle
Wing – Turkey quill
Two Hundred Popular Flies – Tom Stewart
