Tuesday, November 28, 2017

None of Your Business


None of Your Business

Hook: Salmon style
Thread: Black
Tail: Pearl krystal flash
Ribbing: Pearl tinsel
Body: Black wool
Throat: Pearl krystal flash
Wing: Pearl krystal flash under black squirrel tail

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Hutchen's Blue Charm


Hutchen's Blue Charm

Hook: Salmon style
Thread: Black
Tag: Oval silver tinsel
Butt: Red floss or uni-stretch
Tail: Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel
Body: Black wool
Throat: Blue hackle fibers
Wing: Strands of black krystal flash under moose hair

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Laxa Blue


Laxa Blue

Hook: Salmon style
Thread: White (Under body); Black (Head)
Tag: Oval silver tinsel
Tip: Fluorescent orange floss or uni-stretch
Tail: Golden pheasant crest
Butt: Black ostrich herl
Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel
Body: Light blue floss or uni-stretch
Throat: Light blue hackle
Wing: Light blue dyed gray squirrel tail

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Atherton Squirrel Tail



Atherton Squirrel Tail

Hook - Salmon style
Thread - Black
Tag - Silver oval tinsel
Tail - Brown hackle fibers
Ribbing - Silver oval tinsel
Body - Black wool or seals fur
Throat - Brown hackle fibers
Wing - Red or fox squirrel tail

Reference - Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Monday, November 20, 2017

Shufelt Special


Shufelt Special

Category - Trout Streamer

Hook - Streamer style
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Under wing - Mixed red & yellow bucktail
Over wing - White marabou

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Ghost Stonefly


Ghost Stonefly

Hook: Salmon style
Thread: Black
Wing post: Seamstress ball point pin
Tag: Silver oval tinsel
Body: Floss, uni-stretch etc
Wing: Black squirrel tail, black bear etc
Hackle: Grizzly, badger etc

Parachute Wing Post





Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Black Bear (Series)



Black Bear

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Black hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss or uni stretch
Wing - Black bear hair
Throat - Black hackle fibers


Black Bear Green Butt

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Butt - Green uni stretch
Tail - Black hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black uni stretch
Wing - Black bear or substitute
Throat - Black hackle fibers


Black Bear Orange Butt

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Butt - Orange uni stretch
Tail - Black hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black uni stretch
Wing - Black bear
Throat - Black hackle fibers


Black Bear Red Butt

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Butt - Red uni stretch
Tail - Black hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black uni stretch
Wing - Black bear or substitute
Throat - Black hackle fibers

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux


Hairy Mary


Hairy Mary

Hook: Salmon style
Thread: Black
Tag: Oval silver tinsel
Tail: Golden pheasant crest
Body: Black uni-stretch
Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel
Wing: Red fox squirrel tail
Throat: Blue hackle fibers


Tying Note

There are other recipe versions from different books on tying atlantic salmon flies. See below.

Hairy Mary

Hook: Salmon style
Thread: Black
Tag: Oval gold tinsel
Tail: Golden pheasant crest
Body: Black wool
Ribbing: Oval gold tinsel
Wing: Red phase squirrel tail
Throat: Blue hackle fibers

Reference

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Fulsher & Krom

Hairy Mary (Low Water)

Hook: Salmon style
Thread: Black
Tag: Oval gold tinsel
Tail: Golden pheasant crest
Body: Black uni-stretch
Ribbing: Oval gold tinsel
Wing: Siberian squirrel tail
Throat: Blue hackle fibers

Reference

Tying & Fishing Bucktails & Other Hair Wings - Mike Valla

Hairy Mary

Hook: Salmon style
Thread: Black
Tag: Oval gold tinsel
Tail: Golden pheasant crest
Body: Black uni-stretch
Ribbing: Oval gold tinsel
Wing: Grey squirrel tail
Throat: Blue hackle fibers

Reference

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

I used this recipe for the fly above


Friday, November 10, 2017

Patate/Potato


Patate/Potato

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Aqua blue uni-stretch
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Wing - White calf tail
Hackle - Yellow hen

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Gather your Hackles

I tie a lot of streamer style fly patterns that require hackle feather fibers for tails and throats and may or may not use up the entire feather in 1 tying session.

When not using the feathers I simply gather them and use an electrical test clip to hold them together.


Thanks for looking.

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Bonbon (Series)




Bonbon - Orange

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Dark orange swannundaze over flat gold tinsel
Throat - Black hackle
Wing - Black bear hair, over a few strands of black krystal flash
Cheeks - Blue kingfisher or substitute



Bonbon - Lime

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Dark chartreuse swannundaze over flat gold tinsel
Throat - Black hackle
Wing - Black bear hair, over a few strands of lime krystal flash
Cheeks - Blue kingfisher or substitute




Bonbon - Lemon

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Yellow swannundaze over flat gold tinsel
Throat - Yellow hackle
Wing - Black bear hair, over a few strands of lime krystal flash
Cheeks - Blue kingfisher or substitute



Bonbon - Chocolate

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Brown swannundaze over flat gold tinsel
Throat - Black hackle
Wing - Black bear hair, over a few strands of black krystal flash
Cheeks - Blue kingfisher or substitute



Bonbon - Cherry

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Red swannundaze over flat silver tinsel
Throat - Yellow hackle
Wing - Black bear hair, over a few strands of lime krystal flash
Cheeks - Blue kingfisher or substitute




Bonbon - Blueberry

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat peacock tinsel
Body - Chartreuse swannundaze over flat peacock tinsel
Throat - Silver doctor blue hackle
Wing - Black bear hair, over a few strands of green krystal flash
Cheeks - Blue kingfisher or substitute

Acceptable Substitutions

Black squirrel for Black bear
V-Rib for Swannundaze
Blue hackle fibers for Blue Kingfisher

Reference

Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jacques Heroux

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Glitter Bear


Glitter Bear

Hook: Salmon style
Thread: Black
Tag: Fine oval silver tinsel
Butt: Fluorescent green floss/uni-stretch
Ribbing: Fine oval silver tinsel
Body: Peacock herl
Throat: Black hackle fibers
Wing: Black bear/squirrel over a few strands of krystal flash