Friday, October 2, 2026

Phil’s Fancy

Phil’s Fancy 

Phil Turner Originator

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Red 

Tip - Silver wire 

Tail - Orange antron yarn or floss 

Ribbing - Silver oval tinsel

Body - Black floss or wool 

Throat - Blue

 Wing - Red fox squirrel tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock

phils_fancy__nxpowerlite_copy_.pdf (stmarysriverassociation.com)

Phantom

Phantom

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Orange

Tag - Oval gold tinsel and fluorescent orange stretch nylon

Under body - Rear third: flat silver tinsel

Body - Rear third: yellow phentex yarn tied sparse to let silver tinsel show through; center butt of fluorescent orange stretch nylon; middle third: black ostrich herl; front third: chartreuse krystal flash

Wing - Black squirrel tail with a few strands of pink krystal flash

Hackle - Black

Head - Fluorescent orange

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner