Thursday, June 27, 2024

Howell's Smokehouse Spade


Howell's Smokehouse Spade

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - White

Tag - Oval silver tinsel 

Butt - Burnt orange floss

Tail - Black hackle 

Abdomen - Black dubbing

Thorax - Ostrich herl orange/brown or dubbing

Hackle - Black

From an internet photo

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Green Pearl


Green Pearl

[Que] Reynold Sexton 

Hook - Single salmon, size 2/0-10

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel, fluorescent green floss 

Tail - Crest under shorter red hackle fibers

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Pearl tinsel over fluorescent green floss

Throat - Natural guinea hen feather fibers

Wing - Stacked fluorescent green calf tail, 8-10 strands pearl krystal flash, peacock herls

Cheek - Jungle cock

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner


Saturday, June 1, 2024

Lady Joan



Lady Joan

Lee Wulff Creator

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - White und floss, black head

Tag- Oval gold tinsel

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Burnt orange floss

Throat - Yellow hen hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail over black bear hair

Scarlet Woman

Scarlet Woman

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Body - Oval silver tinsel in connecting spirals 

Wing - Two large jungle cock eyes glued back to back and extending slightly past bend 

Shoulder - Two red goose quill sections half the width of jungle cock, extending rearward not quite as far as jungle cock 

Hackle - Hot orange as throat, beard style 

Author's Note

Originated by Martin Tolley.

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

Friday, May 31, 2024

Orange Demon

Orange Demon

Hook - Eagle Claw 1197B, Mustad 7957BX (2-8) 

Thread - Orange

Tail - Hot orange hackle fibers

Body - Fluorescent yellow wool 

Hackle - Hot orange as a wet fly collar 

Wing - Black bear hair

Originated by Lloyd Silvius. Sometimes the body is tied with fluorescent green wool.

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

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Quick Silver

Quick Silver 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Butt - Yellow yarn

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Hackle - Medium blue tied on as a collar

Wing - Woodchuck guard hair tied low over the body

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

Dark n Dirty


Dark n Dirty

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Tag - Hot green floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear- Holographic chartreuse tinsel; Front - peacock herl

Under wing at mid body - Gold krystal flash

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Hackle - Black

Head - Black ostrich herl

From a YouTube video