L’Enjoleuse - The Bewitcher
Alain Charette
Hook - Partridge CS10/1, single or double
Thread - Black
Tag - Fine oval gold tinsel, fluorescent green floss
Tail - Lemon green saddle hackle fibers
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Rib: Medium oval gold tinsel
Body - Silver tinsel
Throat - Lemon green saddle hackle fibers
Wing - 1 strand fluorescent green floss & red squirrel tail
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I mixed yellow and green hackle fibers for the tail and throat. The fish won't mind.
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Fire Fly
Louis Melanson
Hook - 4X long streamer, size 2 – 6
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Scarlet floss
Wing - Bright red feathers, two on each side, back-to-back
Collar - Bright red cock hackle
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Tosh
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Yellow
Wing - Black squirrel
Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann
Polly's Pride
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with fluorescent red lamb's wool
Hackle - Fluorescent red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - White marabou tied over the body and extending to the end of the tail
Topping - Six strands of black ostrich herl
Author's Note
E. H. "Polly" Rosborough of Chiloquin, Oregon, originated this pattern. Even though Polly was better known for his series of nymphs, he considered this fly to be his trademark.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Claret hackle barbs
Body - Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine silver wire
Hackle - Yellow tied on as a collar and tied back
Wing - Coastal blacktail deer hair tied over the body
Author's Note
Sam Wells of Eureka, California, originated this pattern in 1920.
The original pattern had natural gray goose quill for the wing and often had narrow sections of red, yellow, and blue goose quill tied either on top or along the sides. The deer hair wing came into vogue around 1945.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
