Monday, May 6, 2024

Jeannie

Jeannie

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel 

Tail - Golden pheasant crest 

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel 

Body - Rear third, lemon yellow floss; fore two-thirds, black floss 

Throat - Black hackle fibers, beard style 

Wing - Red fox squirrel tail fibers

Cheek - Jungle cock eyes (or equivalent) (second eye showing) 

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Killer

Killer

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers (gap width past bend) 

Ribbing - Medium flat silver tinsel 

Body - Bright red wool 

Hackle - Bright red as a wet fly collar 

Wing - Natural black squirrel tail or black bear hair

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Silver Down Easter

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

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

La Verte

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

Castle Rock


Castle Rock

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

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Black J. C. Nymph

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’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