Friday, May 8, 2026

Claret Killer

 

Claret Killer

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Claret wool, dubbing or seal’s fur

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Collar - Black hackle

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Citrange

Citrange

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Orange or hot orange

Tail - Orange over fluorescent green floss or uni stretch

Body - Rear, micro peacock chenille, Front, fluorescent green floss or uni stretch

Throat - Fluorescent green over orange floss or uni stretch

Wing - Chartreuse bucktail over rainbow crystal flash

Tying Note

I used MFC Lucent micro chenille in 615-Peacock color but a substitute can be Veevus Iris thread in i15-Peacock color

The fly above was tied using a photo on Frank Guimond's website. 

https://libellulefrank.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/citrange.jpg

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Chiropractor

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Chiropractor


Hook - Single salmon


Thread - Red


Tag - Oval silver tinsel


Tail - Golden pheasant tippets


Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel


Body - Orange dubbing or uni yarn


Wing - Black bear hair


Hackle - Coq de Leon


Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux


Cinnamon Turkey

 

Cinnamon Turkey

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Tag - Short strand of red yarn

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Butt - Rear half, yellow floss; the front half, red floss

Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool

Hackle - Dark blue dun tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Woodchuck guard hair tied low over the body

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

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Chipper Lodge



Chipper Lodge

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Butt - Fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Golden Pheasant tippets, tied in at the second black bar

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black wool

Throat - Purple hackle

Wing - Woodchuck guard hairs, topped with soft orange hackle fibers 1/3 of wing length

Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Charlie O


Charlie O

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black or red

Tip - Oval silver tinsel 

Tag - Orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver or gold tinsel

Body - Blue wool

Throat - Dyed blue guinea fowl

Wing - Brown over red bucktail

Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)

https://www.fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing-charlie-o.html

Charbell

Charbell

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Body - Black dubbing, flat silver tinsel and black dubbing

Wing - Moose body hair

Fish Flies Volume Two - Terry Hellekson

Monday, May 4, 2026

Chameleon


Chameleon

Hook - Single salmon

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Back wool or floss, on one side a strip of wide, flat silver tinsel

Wing - Black quill segment on one side, yellow quill segment on the other side

Throat - Black hen hackle on one side, yellow on the other

The idea for this fly was hatched in Sweden by Zsigmond Kovacs as a way of showing the fish a light and dark colored fly at the same time. As the fly approaches the fish on the swing, he will see one color of the fly. When the fly passes the fish, it will see a different color of the fly. Hopefully one of the colors will trigger a strike.

Chamon


Chamon

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Short strand of fluorescent green floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Fluorescent green floss

Hackle - Bright green tied on as a collar and tied back

Wing - Sparse dyed black squirrel tail 

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

Sunday, May 3, 2026

CBC Green Machine


CBC Green Machine
(Come By Chance)

Hook - Mustad R74-9672

Thread - Green

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tag - Green uni stretch

Body - Green uni yarn

Hackle - Brown (tied on behind the eye and wrapped to the bend and secured with tying thread)

The CBC (Come By Chance) Green Machine is a version of the original green machine but instead of using spun and trimmed deer hair for the body this one is tied with green yarn. This is an excellent Atlantic Salmon fly and tied in smaller sizes is also very effective for sea trout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw58ZJ-8Ocg