Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Black Diamond

Black Diamond 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with black rabbit fur

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body, with over wings of pearl Flashabou Accent and four or five peacock sword feather barbs

Hackle - Speckled guinea fowl tied on as a collar and tied back

Harry Lemire of Black Diamond, Washington, originated this pattern in 1969. 

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

Monday, December 18, 2023

Artillery


Artillery

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval or flat silver tinsel

Butt - Red floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Throat - Natural guinea hen fibers

Wing - White calf tail

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Arnold Weagle Special

Arnold Weagle Special

Arnold Weagle

Hook - Mustad Heritage R50AP

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Wine yarn

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Hackle - Yellow hen

Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies - Paul C Marriner

Arndilly Fancy



Arndilly Fancy

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Yellow floss

Throat Hackle- Light blue

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Shoulder - Jungle cock (small)

Head color - 2 turns of red ostrich herl or a band of red lacquer 

around the base of the head with the remainder black

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Anne Greenway

Anne Greenway

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - White under floss, Black

Tip – Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear 1/2 fluorescent green floss; front 1/2 black floss

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Wing – White calf tail

Hackle - Brown hackle

Almost

 

Almost

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Body - Black uni-stretch

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Allot Fly - Blue

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Allot Fly - Blue

Tag - Flat silver Tinsel

Tail - Fluorescent Blue wool yarn cut short

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - White hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Shoulder - Jungle cock

Also tied as "Allot Fly - Orange" with orange wool yarn tail and dyed orange squirrel tail wing

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Arnold

 


Arnold

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Inner Wing - Red and white bucktail, mixed

Outer Wing - Grizzly saddle, one on each side of bucktail wing

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphrey

Altima

Altima 

Carter Moore Originator

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Red

Tail - Red hen hackle fibers

Body - Pearl crystal chenille 

Collar - White hen

Wing - Red bucktail

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

Almvig

Almvig

Ribbing - Flat embossed silver tinsel

Body - Hot orange yarn

Wing - Red or orange calf tail over polar bear

Steelhead Fly Fishing & Flies - Trey Combs

Almvig

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Orange wool yarn

Wing - Orange bucktail

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light & Humphrey

Almvig 

Ribbing - Embossed silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with fluorescent fire orange lamb's wool

Wing: -White calf tail tied over the body, with an overwing of red calf tail.

Head - Fluorescent fire orange

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