Black Spook

Black Spook

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Red yarn

Hackle - Black

Wing - White bucktail

Steelhead Fly Fishing & Flies - Trey Combs

Black Prince

Black Prince

Hook – Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Amherst pheasant crest feather or red hackle fibers

Body - 1/3 Yellow wool or chenille, 2/3 black wool or chenille 

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Hackle - Black

Wing - Black bucktail

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

Deschutes Madness

Deschutes Madness 

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Fluorescent red

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tag - Strand of fluorescent red floss

Butt - Fluorescent red floss

Ribbing - Purple crystal chenille

Body - Fluorescent red floss

Hackle - Purple

Wing - Purple calf tail tied over the body

Authors Note

There were apparently many fly tiers who had a hand in developing this pattern and, after much trial and error, this is what was decided upon.

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

Reippu

Reippu

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel and fluorescent yellow floss

Tail - Giolden pheasant crest

Butt - Red floss

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Claret floss

Throat - Guinea hen

Wing - Gray squirrel tail dyed green

Author's Note

Reippu is a Finnish fly from Matti Huitila

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Dean River Lantern

Dean River Lantern, Green 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Fluorescent green

Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail

Body - Dyed chartreuse monofilament over an underbody of fluorescent green floss*

Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back

Head - Fluorescent green

Dean River Lantern, Orange 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Fluorescent fire orange

Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail

Body - Dyed orange monofilament over an underbody of fluorescent orange floss*

Hackle - Dyed fluorescent fire orange grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back**

Dean River Lantern, Purple 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail

Body - Dyed purple monofilament over underbody of fluorescent blue floss*

Hackle - Dyed purple grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back**

Dean River Lantern, Red 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Fluorescent red

Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail

Body - Dyed red monofilament over an underbody of fluorescent red floss*

Hackle - Fluorescent red tied on as a collar and tied back

Dean River Lantern, Yellow

Hook - Single salmon 

Thread - Yellow

Tail - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail

Body - Dyed yellow monofilament over an underbody of fluorescent yellow floss*

Hackle - Dyed fluorescent yellow grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back**

*I used Magic Stretch beading cord as a substitute for the dyed monofilament

**I do not have any dyed grizzly, so I used a solid color hackle

Author's Note

Dr. Arthur Cohen of San Francisco, California, created the Dean River Lanterns. Since that time there have been a number of variations developed. There was also an orange pattern that used orange bowstring for the body.

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Dean River Lantern

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Matching

Tail - Black squirrel tail, long

Under body - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Fluorescent chartreuse, red, orange, yellow or green Edge Brite overlapped

Hackle - Matching hackle

UV Resin coated head

Author's Note

May also be tied with a wing matching the tail material.

The Dean River Lantern series was developed by Art Cohen for the Dean and other rivers of British Columbia. It has proven effective on a number of fish, including Steelhead, Sockeye, Silver, and King Salmon.

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chriss Mann

Dean River Special

Dean River Special 

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black 

Tail - Dyed purple gray squirrel tail

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Purple lamb's wool 

Hackle: Black tied on as a collar and tied back

Wing - Black marabou tied over the body

Topping - Purple flashabou accent

Author's Note

Every good river has its "specials." British Columbia's Dean River is no exception: 

in fact, it has several and this is just one of them.

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

Deer Creek

Deer Creek

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Purple marabou tied over the body

Hackle - Tuft of purple marabou tied in at the throat

Collar - Light blue saddle hackle tied on as a collar and tied back

Author's Note

Bob Arnold of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern.

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