Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Murdock

Murdock 

Peter Farago 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Silver tinsel, fluorescent green stretch nylon

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Wing - Grey fox, nicely marked

Collar - Black hen hackle, soft, slanting back

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Big Intervale Blue

 

Big Intervale Blue

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Royal blue floss

Wing - Polar bear or substitute

Collar - Silver doctor blue hackle

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Bette Jane


Bette Jane

Hook – Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel and fluorescent green wool

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Body - Rear half green floss, front half peacock herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Throat - Light green then yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacqes Heroux

Belle Avant Le Jour

Belle Avant Le Jour

(Google translation - Beautiful Before Dawn)

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - White

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel over front body

Body - *See options below, front is black chenille

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Black bucktail over chartreuse krystal flash

Cheeks - Jungle cock

Head - **Green

Tying Note

*Original recipe called for Black & White ghost braid = Gudebrod Black & White Butt Wind


*Kreinic Chevron Ribbon



**Green head is white thread colored with a green marker

Besure

Besure 

Robert Chaisson 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval silver tinsel, pink wool or floss

Rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Kelly green wool

Wing - Grey squirrel tail

Collar - Green hackle slanting back

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Silver Standard

Silver Standard 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Lower half, fine silver wire; the upper half, orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool

Hackle - Badger tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Gray fox guard hair tied low over the body

Cheeks - Small golden pheasant tippet feather tied in at each side

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

Barbe Bleue

Barbe Bleue 

Alain Charette 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval gold tinsel, fluorescent\green floss

Rib - Oval gold tinsel

Body -  Claret floss

Throat - Blue hen hackle

Wing - Red squirrel tail hair

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul Marriner