Friday, May 8, 2026

Big Three


Big Three

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange floss

Throat Hackle - Deep fluorescent blue

Wing - Black bear hair

Head color - Black or red

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

Big Intervale Blue

 

Big Intervale Blue

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Royal blue floss

Wing - Polar bear or substitute

Collar - Silver doctor blue hackle

https://oakorchardflies.proboards.com/thread/1751/big-intervale-blue

Beats Me

Beats Me

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel over body #1 only

Body #1 - Hot pink uni stretch 

Hackle - Grizzly over body #2 only

Body #2 - Black chenille

Wing - White calf tail

Collar - Black hen hackle

Claret Killer

 

Claret Killer

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Claret wool, dubbing or seal’s fur

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Collar - Black hackle

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Citrange

Citrange

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Orange or hot orange

Tail - Orange over fluorescent green floss or uni stretch

Body - Rear, micro peacock chenille, Front, fluorescent green floss or uni stretch

Throat - Fluorescent green over orange floss or uni stretch

Wing - Chartreuse bucktail over rainbow crystal flash

Tying Note

I used MFC Lucent micro chenille in 615-Peacock color but a substitute can be Veevus Iris thread in i15-Peacock color

The fly above was tied using a photo on Frank Guimond's website. 

https://libellulefrank.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/citrange.jpg