Black & Blue
Hook - Single salmon
Tip - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body
Hackle - Kingfisher blue tied on as a collar and tied back
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Yellow Hammer
Eric Baylis
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red
Tag - Fine oval silver tinsel, red floss
Tail - Tippet fibers under red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Fine silver tinsel
Body - Fine black chenille
Throat - Tippet fibers under red hackle fibers
Wing - Yellow grey squirrel tail under rolled tippet extending half throat length
Cheek - Jungle cock
Fly Patterns of Canada
Downeaster
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent red floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Silver gray floss
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Black moose hair tied low over the body
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Côte Bleue - Blue Coast
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Red
Tip - Wrapped with fine red plastic tubing
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Fine blue plastic tubing
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Gray fox guard hair tied low over the body
Hackle - Dark blue hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
Author's Note
Denys Poirier of Montreal, Canada, originated this pattern in 1985.
The plastic tubing is the insulation on telephone wires. I used red and blue beading cord.
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Bloody Mary
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Amherst pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Scarlet red tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing: Red calf tail tied low over the body
Topping - Golden pheasant crest feather
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
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Bette Jean/Jeanne
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Butt - Fluorescent green floss
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel over rear half of body only
Body - Rear half, green floss, the front half, peacock herl
Body Hackle - Bright green tied palmer-style over the front half of the body
Wing - Peacock sword feather barbs tied over the body, with an over wing of sparse badger hair
Hackle - Yellow tied on as a collar and tied back
Bette Jean/Jeanne
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Butt - Fluorescent green floss
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear half, green floss; the front half, peacock herl
Hackle - Bright green hackle barbs tied in at the throat, with a small bunch of yellow hackle barbs tied over
Wing - Badger hair tied low over the body
The first of the two preceding patterns is of unknown origin.
Dave Goulet of New Hartford, Connecticut, originated the second variation in 1970.
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Aguanus
Hook - Single Salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dark orange floss
First Wing - Small bunch of golden pheasant tippet barbs tied over the body, with an overwing of a dyed yellow hackle tip tied flat
First Hackle - Bright blue tied on as a collar and tied back
Second Wing - Small bunch of golden pheasant tippet barbs
Second Hackle - Black hen hackle tied on as a collar and tied back
Francois Barnard of Sept-Isle, Quebec, originated this pattern
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