Monday, October 27, 2025

Boxcar


Boxcar

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - White calf tail

Hackle - Brown

Authors Note

Wes Drain of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern.

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

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Boss

Boss

Tail - Black bucktail about as long as the hook shank

Body - Black yarn or chenille

Ribbing - Silver tinsel flat or oval

Hackle - Orange

Eyes - Silver bead chain

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

Bosquito


Bosquito

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - White
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Yellow wool or uni yarn
Hackle - Black hen hackle
Wing - White polar bear or calf tail

The Book of Fly Patterns - Eric Leiser

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - White bucktail tied over the body, with an over wing of a small bunch of purple flashabou accent (krystal flash)

Author's Note

Ian James of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, originated this pattern

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

Blue Muther

Blue Muther

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Red

Body - Pearl Bills body braid

Wing - Blue calf tail

Collar - Purple hackle

Flies for Steelhead - Dick Stewart & Farrow Allen

Blue Max


Blue Max

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval copper tinsel

Ribbing - Oval copper tinsel

Body - 1/2 burnt orange floss & 1/2 black chenille

Hackle - Silver doctor blue hen

Wing - Approximately 3/4 Black over 1/4 orange calf tail

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Dolamite


Dolamite

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Black krystal flash

Body - Purple ice chenille

Wing - Black krystal flash over white polar bear

Hackle - Purple

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