Lucas Special
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - White floss or thread
Tail - Black floss
Body - blue green yellow red yellow green blue floss
Hackle - Red
Wing - Red calf tail
I created this to honor my dad and the numerous veterans who received the WW II Victory Ribbon
My dad was in the Army and his job was to process outgoing military personnel.
Scoodic Sunrise
Variation
Mike Best
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel and Fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear, Pearl; tinsel; Front, Peacock herl
Hackle - Blue hen tied in before the wing
Wing - Gray fox* and orange krystal flash
Collar - Orange hen
*I used gray squirrel
Shrimp
L.A. Lapointe
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - White under floss body; Black head
Tag - Oval gold tinsel and pale yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Pale pink floss
Wing - Silver monkey or gray squirrel, over which is a sparse mixture of black, white and tan calf tail or bucktail
Collar - Yellow hackle in front of which is olive dun hackle
Lake Special
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Fluff from a red hackle
Under body - White uni stretch, tapered
Over body - Holographic tinsel
Throat - Fluff from a red hackle
Wing - Polar bear or substitute
Lazer Green Butt
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Olive
Under body - Silver tinsel
Over body - Green lazer wrap or edge brite
Thorax - Black cactus chenille
Hackle - Black
Wing - White bucktail
Fly Tying the Angler's Art - Leroy Hyatt
Assassin
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501 BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 8-10
Thread - Olive
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed with a 50/50 blend of olive and brown lamb's wool
Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back
Wing - Small bunch of brown-olive Flashabou Accent tied over the body
Author's Note
Dale Lackey originated this pattern for late summer and fall runs.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Cosseboom Special
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10
Thread - Red
Tip - Embossed silver tinsel wrapped well down the bend of hook
Tail - Strand of light olive floss
Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel
Body - Light olive floss
Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body and extending to the end of tail
Hackle - Yellow hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Lady Amherst
Hooks - Single salmon, size 2-10
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body
Cheeks - Dyed kingfisher blue hen hackle tip tied in at each side
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson