Friday, May 8, 2026

Claret Killer

 

Claret Killer

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Claret wool, dubbing or seal’s fur

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Collar - Black hackle

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chris Mann

Citrange

Citrange

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Orange or hot orange

Tail - Orange over fluorescent green floss or uni stretch

Body - Rear, micro peacock chenille, Front, fluorescent green floss or uni stretch

Throat - Fluorescent green over orange floss or uni stretch

Wing - Chartreuse bucktail over rainbow crystal flash

Tying Note

I used MFC Lucent micro chenille in 615-Peacock color but a substitute can be Veevus Iris thread in i15-Peacock color

The fly above was tied using a photo on Frank Guimond's website. 

https://libellulefrank.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/citrange.jpg

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Chiropractor

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Chiropractor


Hook - Single salmon


Thread - Red


Tag - Oval silver tinsel


Tail - Golden pheasant tippets


Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel


Body - Orange dubbing or uni yarn


Wing - Black bear hair


Hackle - Coq de Leon


Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux


Cinnamon Turkey

 

Cinnamon Turkey

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Tag - Short strand of red yarn

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Butt - Rear half, yellow floss; the front half, red floss

Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool

Hackle - Dark blue dun tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Woodchuck guard hair tied low over the body

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

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Chipper Lodge



Chipper Lodge

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Butt - Fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Golden Pheasant tippets, tied in at the second black bar

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Black wool

Throat - Purple hackle

Wing - Woodchuck guard hairs, topped with soft orange hackle fibers 1/3 of wing length

Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)

The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Charlie O


Charlie O

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black or red

Tip - Oval silver tinsel 

Tag - Orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver or gold tinsel

Body - Blue wool

Throat - Dyed blue guinea fowl

Wing - Brown over red bucktail

Cheeks - Jungle cock (optional)

https://www.fabri-mouches.ca/mouches-hairs-wing-charlie-o.html

Charbell

Charbell

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Body - Black dubbing, flat silver tinsel and black dubbing

Wing - Moose body hair

Fish Flies Volume Two - Terry Hellekson