Saturday, January 5, 2019

Green Charm (Var)


Green Charm (Var)

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style
Thread - Black
Tail - yellow dyed hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Green floss
Wing - Green dyed greyish mottled monkey hair 

Variation - Green dyed grey squirrel tail is the closest I have to green dyed grey mottled monkey hair. extremely rare in my area of connecticut

Reference - Hair-wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom


Friday, January 4, 2019

Nocturne




Nocturne

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel
Ribbing - Narrow strand of deep red wool or uni-stretch
Body - Black wool

Throat - Guinea hen
Wing - Black squirrel tail
UV Resin

Reference - Hair-wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher and Charles Krom

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Presbyterian Killer



Presbyterian Killer

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Yellow floss or uni-stretch
Throat - White hackle fibers
Wing - Gray squirrel tail
UV Resin coated head

Reference - Hair-wing Atlantic Salmon Flies - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom

Origin of the fly name was not given in the book


Tuesday, January 1, 2019

High Rider


High Rider

Body - Bucktail segments and fine tinsel tying thread
Wing - Bucktail
Head - Fine tinsel tying thread

High Riders are made in a variety of natural and dyed bucktail colors both solid and mixed shades - using silver or gold tinsel as the tying thread.
The tinsel can be either the usual small diameter ribbing material or narrow flat mylar.

Tying note: Use different colors of bucktail and tinsel threads

Reference - Hair-wing Atlantic Salmon Flies (Page 124 & Color plate 3) - Keith Fulsher & Charles Krom