Tuesday, June 30, 2026

GW Special

GW Special

Gerry Williamson

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel, twice normal length

Body - Chartreuse wool

Wing - Gray squirrel tail, very short and sparse

Collar - Yellow, very short

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

Grizzly King

Grizzly King

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Green wool yarn

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Collar - Grizzly hackle

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Grenade

Grenade

Hook - Daiichi 2051 Alec Jackson

Thread - Yellow

Tail - White calf tail or bucktail

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Yellow under red under black squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock sword or herls

Cheeks (optional) - Jungle cock

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Green Widow

Green Widow

Mark Madore

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail

Collar - Dyed green hen 

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Green Shrimp

Green Shrimp

Warren Duncan 

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Chartreuse bucktail, pearl krystal flash

Rib - Oval silver tinsel, rear half of body

Body - Rear - chartreuse floss; front - black floss

Veiling - Chartreuse hackle. Wind mid-body as a collar

Collar - Black hackle

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner 

Green Shoelace

Green Shoelace

Robert Chaisson 

Hook - Wet fly style

Thread - Black

Body - Rear - silver tinsel; front - 2 strands from a fluorescent green shoelace

Ribbing - Fine oval silver/gold tinsel over front body

Wing - 6-10 black moose hairs

Throat - Guinea fowl

Cheeks - Small jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Celtic Beauty

Celtic Beauty

Gary Tanner Originator

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Butt - Dubbed black beaver underfur

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Bright yellow floss

Throat - Hareline UV minnow belly flash under claret hen (I used UV pearl krystal flash

Wing - Dark green flash under deep green hair of choice (mine is bucktail)

https://theriverscourse.blogspot.com/2013/02/tying-celtic-beauty.html

Green Peacock

Green Peacock

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Light blue floss or uni stretch

Throat - Blue hackle fibers

Wing - Peacock sword fibers

Flies - The Best One Thousand - Randle Scott Stetzer

Green Ghost

Green Ghost

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle*

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Orange floss

Hackle - Silver pheasant body feather

Wing - Green deer, goat, polar bear hair or calf tail

Cheek - Jungle cock

Head - Black with red band

*Reference photo did not present any tail

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Sunday, June 28, 2026

Darling


Darling

Hook – Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread – Black

Tip – Flat gold tinsel 

Tag - Fluorescent orange floss

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – Black uni yarn

Hackle – Brown/furnace at throat

Wing – Dyed red squirrel tail

Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault

Deer Lake Special

 

Deer Lake Special

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - White under the body floss, black for the head

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - 1/2 yellow and 1/2 dark green floss

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Moose body hair

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

Green Gem

Green Gem

Daryl Burry Creation

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Red

Tag - Flat silver tinsel and red floss

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Bright green seal type dubbing

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Collar - Bright green hackle

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Green Cross

Green Cross

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Trailer - Single strand of fluorescent green floss from center top of end of body

Body - Rear half, fluorescent green floss; the front half, peacock herl

Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

Author's Note

Tom Corcoran originated this pattern.

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

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Space Cowboy

Space Cowboy

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - White

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Blue glo brite

Tail - White hen feather

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Blue holographic tinsel

Wing - Black calf tail or bucktail

Hackle- Orange hen

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Grahame Green

Grahame Green

Mike Martinek Jr

Hook – Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag – Copper tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Body - Green sparkle braid

Wing – Black bear over green calf tail

Hackle - Black hen hackle

Shoulder - Jungle cock

https://www.flyanglersonline.com/t/grahame-green-fly-of-the-week-109/9158

Green Charm


Green Charm

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Green floss

Wing - Dyed green greyish monkey hair or dyed green squirrel tail

Reference - Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom


Green Charm

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Yellow hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Green floss

Hackle - Yellow hen hackle barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Dyed green gray squirrel tail tied low over the body

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

Green Barber


Green Barber

Jean-Guy Boudreau 

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Chartreuse

Tag - Oval silver tinsel, fluorescent green Glo-Brite

Rib - Fluorescent green Glo-Brite

Body - Rear 2/3 silver tinsel; front green chenille 

Veiling - Lime antron yarn

Throat - Fl\chartreuse krystal flash

Wing - Green grey squirrel tail

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Good 'ol Boy


Good 'ol Boy

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tag - Green uni stretch or floss

Tail - Green hackle

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Wing - Green krystal flash

Collar - Green hackle

From an Internet Photo


Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Dungarvon

Dungarvon

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Guinea hen fibers

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Red floss or uni stretch

Throat - Guinea hen fibers

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Hair-Wing-Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Green Winged Squirrel


Green Winged Squirrel 

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Tip - Fine gold wire

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Butt - Fluorescent orange floss

Body - Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine gold wire

Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed green gray squirrel tail tied low over the body

Topping - Strands of green Flashabou Accent

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

Grandma's Coat


Grandma's Coat

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Orange

Tail - Mixed bucktail or polar bear in red, yellow, purple, green and orange, one body length 
(bucktail pictured)

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - First half, olive seals fur, front half purple seals fur (I used uni-yarn as a substitute)

Wing - Same as tail, tied long, extending 1/2 body length past hook bend

Collar - Soft orange hen neck hackle

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Grebiche


Grebiche

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Red

Tag - Copper wire

Body - Silver tinsel

Rib - Twisted black floss

Wing - Dyed Yellow Grey Squirrel

Hackle - Green

From a Youtube video

Monday, June 22, 2026

Gorgeous George


Gorgeous George

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver wire

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Black floss

Wing - Grey squirrel tail

Collar - Orange

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Gorilla

Gorilla

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed black hackle fibers

Body - Black floss

Ribbing - Closely wound oval silver tinsel

Throat - Dyed black hackle fibers

Wing - Dark woodchuck hair

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Golie B

Golie B

Wally Harris 

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel and yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Red ultra-fine micro chenille

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Gold floss

Throat - Olive hackle fibers

Wing - Pine squirrel* over gold krystal flash

*I used red fox squirrel

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Saturday, June 20, 2026

The Polar

The Polar

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-8

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Golden floss

Tail - Green hackle fibers

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Wing - Polar bear hair

Throat - Green hackle fibers

Author's Note
Gilles Dessureault lives in Lévis, more precisely in the Saint-Romuald district, and has been fly fishing for many years.
Like all experienced salmon anglers, he suffers from acute salmonitis (a thankfully incurable condition) durinthe winter season, and he enjoys designing flies for the upcoming fishing season. About twenty years ago, he inventedthe Polar, a fly that deserves to be better known. In fact, since then, it has brought him particular success on the Bonaventure River. In his opinion, it would be most effective in partly sunny conditions and tied on size 6 to 10 double hooks.

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