Same Thing Murray

Same Thing Murray

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Orange hackle fibers

Body #1 - Fl green uni-stretch (1/3)

Body #2 - Peacock herl (2/3)

Underwing - Peacock green krystal flash

Wing - Moose body hair

Hackle - Black hen neck

Head Band - Chinese red uni-stretch

Head - Black ostrich herl

The Same Thing Murray is an Atlantic salmon fly invented by Doug Hastings of Sydney, Nova Scotia, around 1993, and it got its name from a conversation where he repeatedly told his friend Murray, "Same thing, Murray" when asked what fly he was using as he was catching fish after fish on the Little Southwest Miramichi river. The pattern has since become a popular and effective fly for Atlantic salmon anglers worldwide.

Created by Doug Hastings for the Little Southwest Miramichi River in New Brunswick,

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Salmon Black Ghost

Salmon Black Ghost

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Wing - White polar bear or calf tail

Hackle - Yellow

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Sackville River Special

 

Sackville River Special

Hook - Single salmon. size 2-10

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Fluorescent green and red uni stretch

Body - Green bill's body braid

Throat - Yellow hackle over pearl krystal flash

Wing - Moose body hairs

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Rust and Gold

Rust and Gold

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rust yarn

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

Wing - Red pine squirrel tail tied low over the body

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute

Keith Fulsher of Eastchester, New York, originated this pattern in 1963. 

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

Russell's Fancy

Russell's Fancy

Jack Russell Originator

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Throat - White bucktail

Wing - Yellow bucktail

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Ruhlin's Riot

 

Ruhlin's Riot

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Fluorescent green wool or yarn

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Black, collar style

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

Rube Wood

Rube Wood

Hooks - Single salmon, size 4-10

Thread - Black

Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, red floss

Tail - Barred teal barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with white rabbit fur or substitute

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body

Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back

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

Royal Charm

Royal Charm

Peter Farago (1979)

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel & fluorescent green floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Royal blue floss

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over golden pheasant tippets

Collar - Kingfisher blue hen hackle

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Rowe

 

Rowe 

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black or orange

*Body - Flat silver tinsel under a strip of Scintilla spinner wing material wrapped from front to back and then to front again

Wing - Gray squirrel dyed orange

Collar hackle - Orange hen

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

* I used pearl tinsel in lieu of scintilla spinner wing material

Rough Going

Rough Going

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel 

Body - Tying thread

Hackle - Mottled gray Hungarian partridge barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body 

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