Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Spring Sunrise


Spring Sunrise

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Orange hackle

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Orange & black wool

Wing - Black bear or squirrel

Collar - Yellow and orange hackle

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The Prismatic


The Prismatic

Tag - Oval gold tinsrl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Purple wool & peacock herl

Wing - White hair

Collar - Orange & purple hackle

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Bird's Copper Stone


Bird’s Copper Stone

Cal Bird Originator

Tag - Copper wire
Body - Three strands of copper wire twisted together then wrapped forward
Collar - Brown hackle
Wing - Brown bucktail

Monday, September 22, 2025

Berry's Comebacker

Berry's Comebacker


Tag - Flat gold Tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Collar - Red hackle

Wing - Ringneck pheasant tail fibers


Source - Internet photo

La P'tite Mimi


La P'tite Mimi

Mimi Bergeron Creator

Tag - Fine oval silver tinsel

Tail - Fluorescent green floss cut flat or krystal flash

Body - Fine oval silver tinsel

Throat - Fluorescent green floss and 3 fibers of peacock herl

Wing - Eastern pine squirrel tail over fluorescent green floss

Topping - 3 fibers of peacock herl

Head - Peacock herl

https://www.fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing-la-ptite-mimi.html

Orange Blossom Special


Orange Blossom Special 

Ralph Billingsley 

Tag - Fine oval silver tinsel, orange floss

Tail - Stacked crest, red hackle fibres, barred teal

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Wing - White calftail

Collar - Orange hackle slanting back

Eyes - (Optional) Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Lemac


Lemac

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tail - Woodchuck guard hair

Ribbing - Oval silver timsel

Body - Black wool

Hackle - Grizzly

Wing - White calf tail

Over wing - Woodchuck guard hairs

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



Friday, September 19, 2025

Black Star

Black Star

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tip - Yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black wool

Throat hackle - Black

Wing - Black bear 

Shoulder - Jungle fowl

Author's note

At times red dyed hackle fibers are substituted  for the golden pheasant crest tail an the yellow floss tip is eliminated

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon flies - Fulsher & Krom

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Scarlet Monarch

Scarlet Monarch

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Yellow ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Red floss

Throat hackle - Yellow

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over 2 strands of yellow floss

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Fulsher & Krom


Scarlet Monarch

Tip - Oval silver tinsel. 

Tag - Short strand of red floss. 

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel. 

Body - Red floss. 

Hackle - Yellow tied on as a collar and tied back and down. 

Wing - Yellow bucktail tied low over the body, with an overwing of gray squirrel tail.

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

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Dixon Bear

Dixon Bear

Hook – Single salmon

Thread - Black

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

Tag - Short strand of fluorescent green floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel.

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Insect green tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

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