Sunday, June 28, 2026

Darling


Darling

Hook – Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread – Black

Tip – Flat gold tinsel 

Tag - Fluorescent orange floss

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing – Oval gold tinsel

Body – Black uni yarn

Hackle – Brown/furnace at throat

Wing – Dyed red squirrel tail

Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies - Keith Perrault

Deer Lake Special

 

Deer Lake Special

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - White under the body floss, black for the head

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - 1/2 yellow and 1/2 dark green floss

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Moose body hair

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

Green Gem

Green Gem

Daryl Burry Creation

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Red

Tag - Flat silver tinsel and red floss

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Bright green seal type dubbing

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Collar - Bright green hackle

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Green Cross

Green Cross

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Trailer - Single strand of fluorescent green floss from center top of end of body

Body - Rear half, fluorescent green floss; the front half, peacock herl

Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

Author's Note

Tom Corcoran originated this pattern.

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

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Space Cowboy

Space Cowboy

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - White

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Blue glo brite

Tail - White hen feather

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Blue holographic tinsel

Wing - Black calf tail or bucktail

Hackle- Orange hen

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Grahame Green

Grahame Green

Mike Martinek Jr

Hook – Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag – Copper tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Body - Green sparkle braid

Wing – Black bear over green calf tail

Hackle - Black hen hackle

Shoulder - Jungle cock

https://www.flyanglersonline.com/t/grahame-green-fly-of-the-week-109/9158

Green Charm


Green Charm

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Green floss

Wing - Dyed green greyish monkey hair or dyed green squirrel tail

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


Green Charm

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Yellow hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Green floss

Hackle - Yellow hen hackle barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Dyed green gray squirrel tail tied low over the body

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

Green Barber


Green Barber

Jean-Guy Boudreau 

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Chartreuse

Tag - Oval silver tinsel, fluorescent green Glo-Brite

Rib - Fluorescent green Glo-Brite

Body - Rear 2/3 silver tinsel; front green chenille 

Veiling - Lime antron yarn

Throat - Fl\chartreuse krystal flash

Wing - Green grey squirrel tail

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Good 'ol Boy


Good 'ol Boy

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tag - Green uni stretch or floss

Tail - Green hackle

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Wing - Green krystal flash

Collar - Green hackle

From an Internet Photo


Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Dungarvon

Dungarvon

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Guinea hen fibers

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Red floss or uni stretch

Throat - Guinea hen fibers

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

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