Saturday, December 16, 2023

Brush Pile

Brush Pile 

Tail - Peacock sword feather barbs

Ribbing - Embossed gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with reddish brown lamb's wool

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

Wing - White bucktail tied low over the body

Overwing - Black bucktail, then natural brown bucktail

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

Thursday, December 14, 2023

DeFeo's Evening Fly


DeFeo's Evening Fly

Charles DeFeo

Tag - Gold oval tinsel

Tail - Brown hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Fluorescent white wool

Throat - Brown hackle

Wing - White calf tail

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux


Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Wind River

Wind River 

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Body - Oval silver tinsel

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

Wing - Dyed orange natural brown bucktail tied over the body

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

Friday, December 8, 2023

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

Afternoon Delight

Afternoon Delight

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Body - Rear 1/2 flat silver tinsel, front 1/2 peacock herl

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Wing - Yellow dyed grey squirrel tail

Collar Hackle - Yellow hen

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

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Nighthawk



Nighthawk

Tip - Oval silver tinsel and yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest and blue hackle fibers
Butt - Red wool
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Black
Wing - Black squirrel or bucktail
Cheeks - Blue hackle tips or kingfisher


Another Version

Nighthawk 

Tag - Oval silver tinsel and yellow floss
Tail - Crest and chatterer sub (kingfisher)
Butt - Red Antron dubbing (wool sub)
Ribbing - Oval silver
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Cheek: Jungle cock and chatterer substitute
Throat: Black hackle

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner 

Cosseboom(S)

Cosseboom

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Olive green floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Olive green floss
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Black floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss or uni-stretch
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Black hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Capelin Body

Earl Roberts

Body/Tail - Silver Mylar tubing, 
Wing - Grey squirrel tail. 
Hackle - Yellow hen

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner


Cosseboom - Fluorescent Green

(Roberts)

Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tag - Red floss or uni-stretch
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent green floss or uni-stretch
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Gold

Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Wing - Gray squirrel tail with strands of peacock sword over
Hackle - Blue hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Green Butt Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel & fluorescent green floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Humber River

Tip - Oval silver tinsel and red floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent green floss
Wing - White bucktail
Collar - Yellow hen

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Cosseboom - Miramichi

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Green floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Green floss
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Moser River

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet - long
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Olive green floss
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner


Cosseboom - Orange

Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Orange floss
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss or uni-stretch
Wing - Gray squirrel tail with strands of peacock sword over
Hackle - Black hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Peacock

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Peacock sword fibers
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Rear 1/2 flat gold tinsel, Front 1/2 peacock herl
Throat - Peacock sword fibers
Wing - Gray squirrel tail with strands of peacock sword over
Cheek - Jungle cock

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Cosseboom - Pink

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Pink floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Pink floss or uni-stretch
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

Atlantic Salmon Flies: Naugatuck Report - December 6, 2013 - Who Needs Pink Flies? (theleaper.blogspot.com)


Cosseboom - Red

Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Red floss
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Red floss or uni-stretch
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Black hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Silver

Body - Silver mylar tubing secured with a band of black 
thread at rear, flared out at end to form the tail
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann


Cosseboom - Yellow

Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Yellow floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Yellow floss
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Hackle - Grizzly hen

The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann