Pale Rat

Pale Rat

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black 

Tip - Holographic silver tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Rib - Silver oval tinsel

Body - First half bright uni-glo yellow, second half peacock herl

Hackle - Guinea hen feather

Wings - Silver fox fur

Topping - Peacock sword fibers

Author's Note

I found the recipe for this fly in a book by Dick Talleur; this Scandinavian fly would be a real nuisance in sunny weather.

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Foxtrot

Foxtrot

Hook - Single salmon, size 2-6

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel and chartreuse green floss

Tail - Fibers from a blue downy feather

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black holographic Gudebrod HT braid

Underwing - A few strands of black Krystal Flash

Wing: Gray fox fur

Throat - Fibers from a blue downy feather 

Author's Note

Ah, the Bonaventure River... True to form, when I wake up in the morning I admire it and carefully observe the color it reflects. It's inspiring and helps me create the fly of the day. So, one morning in September 2003, I tied that fly and it was to bring me two catches in two days, a beautiful male of about fifteen pounds in the Upper Rock pit in full afternoon sun and another of about eight pounds in the Salmon pit just after sunset.

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La Ouelle

La Ouelle

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Orange hackle fibers

Body - Glossy gray chenille (giving silver highlights, avoid cheap, dull chenille)

(I twisted gray chenille with oval silver tinsel to achieve the silver highlights)

Ribs - Large silver oval tinsel

Wing - Silver fox fur

Collar - Orange hen neck hackle

Author's Note

The creator of this fly is unknown to me. I had heard in a riverside conversation that the creator was a certain Mr. Jean-Marie Lord?... Personally, it was Christian Milliard, an experienced local salmon angler, who introduced me to him.

According to this recipe. La Ouelle catches its share of salmon every season... Why not try it on the rivers of the north shore with the same colors!

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 "La Ouelle" likely refers to Rivière-Ouelle, a picturesque town in the Kamouraska region of Quebec, Canada

Unknown Woman

Unknown Woman

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel and gold yellow floss

Body - green chenille

Rib - Oval gold tinsel 

Throat - Blue hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel dyed green, one golden pheasant crest feather

Author's Note

The Unknown is a creation of Mr. Gilles Aubert. It's a simple pattern to tie and an excellent fly.

I mainly use it in small sizes

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The Late 80's

The Late 80's

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fiber

Ribbing - Gold oval tinsel

Body: Fluorescent green floss

Throat - Red hackle fiber

Wing - Natural mallard flank

Collar - Grizzly hackle 

Author's Note

In homage to the neon fashion of the late 1980s, here is a small fly that allowed me to catch several rainbows at the St-Alexis-des-Monts trout festival as well as some speckled trout in the Mastigouche wildlife reserve.

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The Grey One

The Grey One

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Floss silk or light green wool

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Pale grey wool

Wings - Pale grey fine calf tail

Collar - Grizzly hen feather

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The Grima

The Grima

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Yellow hackle tips

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear half yellow floss divided by black ostrich herl and front half black floss

Throat - Yellow

Wing - Red fox squirrel tail

Author's Note

A good substitute for the Lanctot or even the Jock Scott.

Original fly by Kristjan Gislason of Reykjavik (Iceland)

This fly can also be tied in blue. green, red, orange, etc...

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