Brown Billy

Brown Billy

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Amherst pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Embossed gold tinsel

Body - Brown chenille

Hackle - Brown

Wing - Brown bucktail

Fly-Tying Dictionary - J Duckett

Hospitality

Hospitality

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black wool or floss

Underwing - Blue krystal flash

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Hackle - Blue

From an internet photo

nova scotia salmon flies - Google Search

Luke's Favorite

Luke's Favorite

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel and green floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Body - Green floss

Hackle - Black

Wing - Gray squirrel tail dyed green

Cheek - Jungle cock

From an internet photo

nova scotia salmon flies - Google Search

Yellow Hammer

Yellow Hammer 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Yellow chenille

Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body

Yellow Hammer 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Tip - Flat gold tinsel. 

Tail - Scarlet red and white hackle barbs mixed

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with yellow lamb's wool

Hackle - Scarlet red and yellow tied on as a color mixed and tied back and down

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body, with a small bunch of red bucktail tied in at each side

Author's Note

Al Knudson of Everett, Washington, originated the two preceding patterns.

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

Signal Light

Signal Light 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Purple hackle barbs tied short

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear quarter, dubbed with fluorescent fire orange lamb's wool; the second quarter, dubbed with fluorescent chartreuse lamb's wool; the front half, black chenille

Wing - Strands of blue, pearl, claret, and green Flashabou Accent (or substitutes) mixed and tied over the body, with an over wing of black marabou

Hackle - Purple tied on as a collar and tied back

Author's Note

Randall Kaufmann of Portland, Oregon, originated this pattern.

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

Thunder and Lightning, Polly's

Thunder and Lightning, Polly's 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool

Hackle - Fluorescent fire orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed dark brown bucktail tied over the body

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute

Author's Note

E. H. "Polly" Rosborough of Chiloquin, Oregon, originated this variation of a popular Atlantic salmon fly pattern.

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

Dunkeld

Dunkeld

Hook - Single salmon

Threat - Black

Tag - Fine oval gold tinsel 

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather topped by red hackle fibers half as long 

Butt - Black ostrich herl 

Body - Embossed gold tinsel 

Hackle - Hot orange as a wet fly collar

Wing - A small mixed bunch of red, yellow, and blue bucktail topped by red fox squirrel tail fibers 

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes (or equivalent) (second eye showing)

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser