Silver Down Easter
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Throat - Bright orange hackle
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
La Verte
Gary Anderson
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag/Rib - Oval silver tinsel, extra fine. Long tag
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Body - Bronze peacock herl
Throat - Yellow and green hackle fibers
Wing - Silver fox guard hair or grey squirrel tail
Cheek - Jungle cock
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Mariner
Daniel Dufour
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Fine oval silver tinsel, pale blue silk floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - White ostrich herl
Rib - Medium oval silver tinsel
Body - Violet silk floss
Wing - White bucktail
Collar: Black hen, long fibers slanting back
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Black J. C. Nymph
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Natural brown bucktail tied low over the body
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Austin’s Green
Austin Clarke
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Green Highlander green hackle fibers
Body - Olive chenille
Throat - Green Highlander green hackle fibers
Wing - Green Highlander green calf tail
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner
Gouffre
Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6
Thread - Black
Body - Silver mylar piping slipped over an underbody of white floss or yarn and secured at the rear with black thread
Wing - White over red over white calf tail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Author's Note
Daniel Bradet originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
