Half & Half
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tag - Black chenille
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half: flat silver tinsel, Front half: black wool yarn
Wing - Fox squirrel tail
Collar - Orange hen
Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner
Half & Half
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tag – Oval silver tinsel
Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel
Body - 1/2 Fluorescent green wool, 1/2 Black chenille
Hackle – Black collar
Wing – Black bear
Perrault’s Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies – Keith Perrault
Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies – Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom
Half & Half
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Tag - Black chenille
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half: flat silver tinsel, Front half: black wool yarn
Wing - Fox squirrel tail
Collar - Orange hen
The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann
Red & Yellow Candy Stripe
Leon Larocque
Hook - Partridge CS 10/2, no. 2-8
Thread - White under floss, Black head
Tag - Fine oval silver tinsel, long
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl (wool for small sizes)
Rib - Medium oval silver tinsel, counter-wrapped
Body - Yellow and bright red embroidery yarn
Throat - Bright yellow hen hackle
Wing - Red fox squirrel tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Green Candy Stripe
Leon Larocque
Hook - Partridge CS 10/2, no. 2-8
Thread - White under floss, Black head
Tag - Fine oval silver tinsel, long
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl, wool for small sizes
Rib - Medium oval silver tinsel, counter-wrapped
Body - Medium green and white embroidery yarn
Throat - Green Highlander green hen hackle
Wing - Grey squirrel tail
Cheek - Jungle cock
Blue Candy Stripe
Leon Larocque
Hook - Partridge CS 10/2, no. 2-8
Thread - White under floss, Black head
Tag - Fine oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl, black wool smaller sizes
Rib - Medium oval silver tinsel, counter-wrapped
Body - Medium blue and white embroidery yarn
Throat - Kingfisher blue hen hackle
Wing - Grey squirrel tail
Cheek - Jungle cock
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Haggis
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Throat - Fluffy fibers from a yellow schlappen feather
Wing - Black bear hair
Author's Note
This fly is tied at times with an underwing consisting of long fine black bucktail
twice as long as the body. A standard length black bear wing is then tied over the bucktail
Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom
GW Special
Gerry Williamson
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel, twice normal length
Body - Chartreuse wool
Wing - Gray squirrel tail, very short and sparse
Collar - Yellow, very short
Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner
Grizzly King
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Green wool yarn
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Collar - Grizzly hackle
The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann
