Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Blue Bottle


Blue Bottle

Hook – Single salmon

Thread – Black

Tag – Oval silver tinsel

Tail – Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Blue floss and Peacock herl

Hackle – Black

Wing – Black squirrel tail or black bear

Blue Beard


Blue Beard

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Pale yellow calf tail

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel wrapped over front half of body only

Body - Rear half, flat silver tinsel; the front half, dubbed with black lamb's wool 

Hackle - Blue calf tail tied in at the throat

Wing - Blue and gray calf tail mixed, tied low over the body

Topping - Pale yellow calf tail

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

Monday, April 6, 2026

Bloody Baitfish

Bloody Baitfish

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Collar - Red hackle

Wing - Dyed blue squirrel tail

https://classicanglerproducts.blogspot.com/p/hairwing-flies-for-salmon-and-steelhead.html

Bloody Mary


Bloody Mary

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Lady Amherst pheasant crest

Body - Black wool

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Throat - Red hackle

Wing - Red dyed calf tail

Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)

https://fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing-bloody-mary.html

Monday, March 30, 2026

White Wing


White Wing

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear fourth, yellow yarn; next fourth, orange yarn; next fourth, red yarn; and front fourth, black yarn

Hackle - Medium blue tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - White monga ringtail or substitute, tied low over the body

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

The Little Chouine

The Little Chouine

Raphael Chouinard

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Barred wood duck

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear 1/2 beige yarn, Front 1/2 Green yarn

Wing - Yellow calf tail

Hackle- Silver pheasant under green hen hackle

Cheek - Jungle cock

The Little Chouine (fabri-mouches.ca)

Red Squirrel Tail



Red Squirrel Tail

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel and red floss

Tail - Red Hackle fibers

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Black hen

Wing - Red squirrel tail

https://oakorchardflies.proboards.com/thread/4079/red-squirreltail
 

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Black Goldfinch


Black Goldfinch

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel and orange floss

Tail - Red and yellow hackle barbs mixed

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Dyed blue guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Dyed orange gray squirrel tail tied low over the body

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

Black Ghost

Black Ghost

Atlantic Salmon Version

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - White calf tail, bucktail or any other white hair, marabou or white hackles

Sometimes tied with Jungle cock cheeks or painted black over white eyes

Black Ghost - Rocky River Trout Unlimited (rockyrivertu.org) 

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

Sweep

Sweep

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Black hen

Wing - Black quill segments, turkey or goose

Cheek - Kingfisher or substitute

https://oakorchardflies.proboards.com/thread/4078/sweep