Monday, July 1, 2024

Pompier

Pompier

Hook - Regular or low-water salmon, no. 2-8; double, no. 4-10

Thread - Black

Tag/Rib - Oval gold tinsel. 

Tail - Yellow golden pheasant rump feather fibers

Body - Black chenille

Wing - Yellow polar bear or substitute

Cheek - (Optional) Jungle cock

Collar - Bright green hackle, long and webby

Head - Red thread covered with clear lacquer

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Black Spider

Black Spider 

Ira Gruber

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag/Rib - Oval silver tinsel, extra small

Tail - Black squirrel tail

Butt - Orange floss, wool, or stretch nylon

Body - Black wool

Throat - Black hackle

Wing - Black squirrel, sparse. Tie low, extending to bend

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Howell's Smokehouse Spade


Howell's Smokehouse Spade

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - White

Tag - Oval silver tinsel 

Butt - Burnt orange floss

Tail - Black hackle 

Abdomen - Black dubbing

Thorax - Ostrich herl orange/brown or dubbing

Hackle - Black

From an internet photo

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Green Pearl


Green Pearl

[Que] Reynold Sexton 

Hook - Single salmon, size 2/0-10

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel, fluorescent green floss 

Tail - Crest under shorter red hackle fibers

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Pearl tinsel over fluorescent green floss

Throat - Natural guinea hen feather fibers

Wing - Stacked fluorescent green calf tail, 8-10 strands pearl krystal flash, peacock herls

Cheek - Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner


Saturday, June 1, 2024

Lady Joan



Lady Joan

Lee Wulff Creator

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - White und floss, black head

Tag- Oval gold tinsel

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Burnt orange floss

Throat - Yellow hen hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over black bear hair

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Scarlet Woman

Scarlet Woman

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Body - Oval silver tinsel in connecting spirals 

Wing - Two large jungle cock eyes glued back to back and extending slightly past bend 

Shoulder - Two red goose quill sections half the width of jungle cock, extending rearward not quite as far as jungle cock 

Hackle - Hot orange as throat, beard style 

Author's Note

Originated by Martin Tolley.

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Friday, May 31, 2024

Orange Demon

Orange Demon

Hook - Eagle Claw 1197B, Mustad 7957BX (2-8) 

Thread - Orange

Tail - Hot orange hackle fibers

Body - Fluorescent yellow wool 

Hackle - Hot orange as a wet fly collar 

Wing - Black bear hair

Originated by Lloyd Silvius. Sometimes the body is tied with fluorescent green wool.

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Quick Silver

Quick Silver 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Butt - Yellow yarn

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Hackle - Medium blue tied on as a collar

Wing - Woodchuck guard hair tied low over the body

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

Dark n Dirty


Dark n Dirty

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Tag - Hot green floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear- Holographic chartreuse tinsel; Front - peacock herl

Under wing at mid body - Gold krystal flash

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Hackle - Black

Head - Black ostrich herl

From a YouTube video

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

White Wing Blundertaker



White Wing Blundertaker

Attributed to Deon Hedderson

Variation of the original White Wing Blue Charm salmon fly tied with an Undertaker Body.

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel, green and chinese red uni-stretch 

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Peacock Herl

Wing - White Calf Tail (Optional - Add 4 strands Pearl Crystal Flash) 

Throat - Blue hackle 

From a Mark Molloy video

https://youtu.be/YW-fjQZDbZ4?si=cLjy6_sT_P3jwdWd