Friday, January 31, 2025

Gloria's Green Skirt

Gloria's Green Skirt

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Orange

Butt - Fluorescent green chenille wound to form egg shape

Hackle - Fluorescent yellow tied ahead of the green butt

Shoulder - Fluorescent hot orange chenille wound to form egg shape

This pattern was developed by James Garrett of Washington for the Dungeness River. It works especially well for Chum Salmon.

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Mat Green

Mat Green

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Green

Tail - Dark green saddle hackle flue or marabou

Tag - Tying thread

Body - Green metallic or electrical tape. Wrap to eye

Beard - Dark green saddle hackle

Wing - Dark green bucktail under dark green FB

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Hopeful Hare

Hopeful Hare 

Wooly Worm Variant

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Orange

Tag - Strand of orange floss

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with hare's mask fur

Hackle - Grizzly saddle tied palmer-style

Author's Note

Herman Hellekson originated this pattern in 1952.

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

Pool Cleaner



Pool Cleaner

Hook – Up eye salmon style

Thread – Purple

Tag – Flat gold tinsel

Tail – Amhurst pheasant tippet

Ribbing – Gold wire

Body – Purple dubbing

Wing – Purple calf tail and flashabou

Hackle - Purple

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Nicholas' Green Butt Moose


Nicholas' Green Butt Moose

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black 

Tail - Moose body hair

Body - Chartreuse mini braid or substitute

Thorax - Black ice dubbing

Wing - Moose body hair

Hackle - Grizzly

Monday, January 27, 2025

Hartwick's Duck Turd

Hartwick's Duck Turd

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Gold tinsel

Tail - Red

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Pheasant tail

Collar - Mallard flank

Duck Turd– Deschutes Angler Fly Shop

Boilermaker



Boilermaker

Andrew Grillos

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Butt - Chartreuse yarn

Back - Black foam strip

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black yarn or dubbing (body = 1/2 shank length)

Wing case - Black foam strip

Hackle - Black or brown

Thorax - Black wool or dubbing

Head - Black foam from the wing case

Sighter - White foam strip

The Green Butt Skunk is arguably the most common and recognizable steelhead fly ever created. The Boilermaker is basically a foam Green Butt Skunk waking fly for steelhead. This fly is named The Boilermaker because when you’re skating flies for steelhead, you’re hoping for a fish to boil on your fly. This guy is easy to cast and pushes a nice little V wake.