Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Gray Buck
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Light blue dun hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with light green lamb's wool
Hackle - Light blue dun tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Badger
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Dumond
Hooks - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Black moose hair tied low over the body
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Cains River Special
Hooks - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tag - Short strand of fluorescent green yarn or floss
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half, fluorescent green yarn or floss; the front half, peacock herl
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down;
then peacock sword feather barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body
Author's Note
This pattern is also known as the Rutledge.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Carr's Special
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail: Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear half, green floss; the front half, yellow 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 white bucktail. Keep both colors in equal proportions and sparse
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Colburn - Blue
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Dyed blue gray squirrel tail
Body - Medium blue floss with a black ostrich herl center joint
Wing - Dyed blue gray squirrel tail tied low over the body
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back
Colburn - Claret
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Dyed claret gray squirrel tail
Body - Claret floss with a black ostrich herl center joint
Wing - Dyed claret gray squirrel tail tied low over the body
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back
Colburn - Orange
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tag - Short strand of fluorescent orange yarn
Body - Fluorescent orange floss with a black ostrich herl center joint
Wing - Dyed orange gray squirrel tail tied low over the body
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back
Colburn - Special
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Green hackle barbs with black hackle barbs tied on top
Body - Fluorescent green floss with a black ostrich herl center band
Wing - Green bucktail tied low over the body, with an overwing of black bucktail
Hackle - Yellow tied on as a collar and tied back
Walter Colbum of Bangor, Maine, originated the four preceding patterns.
All of the bodies on these patterns should be well tapered into a cigar shape.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Allot Fly - Blue
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Fluorescent Blue wool yarn cut short (Danville Depth Ray yarn)
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - White hackle fibers
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Allot Fly, Orange
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Fluorescent orange yarn (Danville Depth Ray yarn)
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - White hackle fibers
Wing - Dyed orange gray squirrel tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom
