Monday, May 18, 2026
Daddy's Girl
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Cutty Sark
Thread - Claret
Tag - Copper wire or oval tinsel - sized to suit fly size
Tip - Either the floss blend (see below)* or orange floss of choice
Tail - Same floss as tip (I used the floss blend*)
Butt - Black beaver dubbing
Rib - Copper wire or oval tinsel - sized to suit fly size
Body - Rear half fluorescent green floss, front half peacock herl
Hackle (throat) - Black hen
Underwing - Floss blend* or peachy orange floss to tag under green fluorescent floss to tip of tail
Wing - Tented teal
*Floss blend - Green, orange and yellow floss
The River's Course: The Cutty Sark (theriverscourse.blogspot.com)
Crosfield
Cullman's Choice
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Galway Green
Galway Green
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - White under floss, Black head
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Black squirrel tail or hackle
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Yellow floss
Throat - Brown hackle over yellow bucktail
Wing - Green bucktail
The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon flies - Chris Mann
Friday, May 15, 2026
Cow Dung
Countess of Seafield
Countess of Seafield
Megan Boyd
Hook – Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread – Black
Tag – Oval silver tinsel
Tail – Golden pheasant crest
Butt – Black wool or ostrich herl
Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel
Body – Rear 2/3 embossed silver tinsel, front 1/3 yellow dubbing
Throat – Blue hen hackle
Wing – Turkey quill
Two Hundred Popular Flies – Tom Stewart
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Copper March Brown
Copper Killer
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Conrad
Conrad
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tip - Fluorescent red, green, orange or blue floss or wool
Tail - Black hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black wool
Throat hackle - Black
Wing - Black bear hair
Author's Note
This pattern is a variation of the "Black Bear"
Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom