Thursday, February 1, 2024
Golden Pagoda
Flight's Fancy
Flight's Fancy
Tail - Brown hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Yellow wool yarn
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White duck or goose quill
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light & Humphrey
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
East Branch
East Branch
Tip - Red floss
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Under wing - White bucktail
Over wing - Black bucktail
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light & Humphrey
Dodger
Dodger
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red or black
Ribbing - Gold embossed tinsel
Body - Brown chenille
Hackle - Red
Wing - Pheasant tail fibers
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light & Humphrey
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Californian
Californian
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Yellow or black
Tip - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Black and yellow hackle tips (1 of each color)
Ribbing - Black tying thread
Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Yellow bucktail
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light & Humphrey
Buck Royal
Buck Royal
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red or black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Red floss
Shoulder - Peacock herl
Hackle - Brown
Wing - White bucktail
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light & Humphrey
Ace
Ace
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Blue floss
Hackle - Brown partridge
Wing - Amherst pheasant tippet
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey
Monday, January 29, 2024
Atherton Squirrel Tail
Atherton Squirrel Tail
Hook – Single salmon
Thread – Black
Tag - Silver oval tinsel
Tail - Brown hackle fibers
Ribbing - Silver oval tinsel
Body - Black wool or seals fur
Throat - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Red or fox squirrel tail
Reference - Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux
As de Pique - Ace of Spades
As de Pique - Ace of Spades
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent green dubbing
Wing - Black squirrel tail over strands of dark
multi-colored flashabou
Throat - Sparse lemon yellow
Cheeks - Jungle cock
The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann
Ginger
Ginger
Norm Frechette
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow hen hackle
Body - Multicolored embossed tinsel
Hackle - Ginger hen
Wing - Mottled turkey