Gold Demon
Hooks - Single Salmon
Thread - Orange
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Body - Oval gold tinsel
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body
This fly was probably brought into the United States from New Zealand during the 1930s.
Jim Pray is largely responsible for popularizing it out of his little shop in Eureka, California.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Ward's Wasp
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Butt - Yellow chenille
Body - Black chenille
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Brown bucktail
Author's Note
Ed Ward Originator
Steelhead Flies - John Shewey
Funfly
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Red
Tag - Copper wire
Tail - Fluorescent red marabou
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Fluorescent yellow chenille
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Collar - Black hen
Throat - Eurasian jay or dyed blue guinea fowl
Author's Note
A Peter Dunne pattern, which he says is loved by grisle, during the early morningor evening hours of a summer's day. In the summerof 1979, Peter took four silvery leapersin an hour, hence the name.
Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner
Gladiator
Frank's Fly
Hooks - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent orange
Body - Fluorescent orange chenille
Hackle - Fluorescent orange tied palmer-style over the body
Wing - White calf tail tied over the body
Topping - Pearl krystal flash
Author's Note
Frank Moore of Anchorage, Alaska, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Forrest Powell
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Orange or red
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Body - Hot orange chenille
Wing - White bucktail
Hackle - Red
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light & Humphrey
Flame Squirrel Tail
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Narrow section of red goose quill
Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent fire orange chenille
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body
Author's Note
Victor Moore of Smithers, British Columbia. umbia. originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson