Anniversary Fly
Jean R Guerin - 1978
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel and red fluorescent wool
Tail - Colden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Hot orange
Wing - Red squirrel tail
Fishing Atlantic Salmon - The Flies and the Patterns - Joseph D Bates Jr & Pamela Bates Richards
Penoby Joe
Charlie Caron
Hook - Single salmon
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Robin egg blue floss. The first quarter is separated by a butt of peacock herl
Throat - Sparse bunch of black hair, applied as a beard and extending almost to the butt
Wing - Green hair extending to the barb of the hook
Fishing Atlantic Salmon - The Flies and the Patterns - Joseph D Bates Jr & Pamela Bates Richards
Rube Wood
Hook - Mustad 79580 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red and yellow hackle point tips
Ribbing - 2 strands of red embroidery thread, floss, uni stretch etc
Body - White chenille
Wing - White bucktail
Collar - Red and yellow hackles, mixed
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Tying & Fishing Bucktails and Other Hair Wings - Mike Valla
Thread - Claret
Tag - Copper wire or oval tinsel - sized to suit fly size
Tip - Either the floss blend (see below)* or orange floss of choice
Tail - Same floss as tip (I used the floss blend*)
Butt - Black beaver dubbing
Rib - Copper wire or oval tinsel - sized to suit fly size
Body - Rear half fluorescent green floss, front half peacock herl
Hackle (throat) - Black hen
Underwing - Floss blend* or peachy orange floss to tag under green fluorescent floss to tip of tail
Wing - Tented teal
*Floss blend - Green, orange and yellow floss
The River's Course: The Cutty Sark (theriverscourse.blogspot.com)
Tip - Gold tinsel
Tail - Brown hackle fibers
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Green floss
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Gray mallard
Named for Kimberly Sparks
Rear
Hook – Mustad R73XAP, size 8
Thread – Hot orange
Body – Gold mylar piping, body braid or embossed tinsel
Connecting wire
Beadalon .018 diameter and red beads
Front
Hook - Mustad R75AP, size 6
Thread - Black
Body - Gold mylar piping, body braid or embossed tinsel
Throat - Fluorescent orange bucktail
Wing - Sparse white bucktail over which is small bunch of gold krystal flash over which is emerald krystal flash
Tying note: Orientation of the rear hook may be pointed upward or downward (depicted) if desired
Nuclear Waste
Rear
Hook – Mustad R73XAP, size 8
Thread – Red
Body – Gold mylar piping, body braid or embossed tinsel
Connecting wire
Beadalon .018 diameter and red beads
Front
Hook - Mustad R75AP, size 6
Thread - Black
Body - Gold mylar piping, body braid or embossed tinsel
Throat - Fluorescent orange calf tail
Wing - Sparse white bucktail over which is small bunch of
Glo in Dark chartreuse flashabou over which is sparse peacock flashabou or krystal flash
Tying note: Orientation of the rear hook may be pointed upward or downward (depicted) if desired
George's Fly
Atlantic Salmon
J.M. Charrette
Hook - Single salmon
Hook - Mustad 94720 or equivalent
Hook - Mustad 3906B size 4-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Cincinnati Red Lion Brand Yarn (#113)
Body - Pittsburg Yellow Lion Brand Yarn (#158)
Wing - Brown bucktail
Scripture Bucktail Favorite
(Variation A)
Hook - Mustad 3906B size 4-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Cincinnati Red Lion Brand Yarn (#113)
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Pittsburg Yellow Lion Brand Yarn (#158)
Wing - Brown bucktail
Scripture Bucktail Favorite
(Variation B)
Hook - Mustad 3906B size 4-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Cincinnati Red Lion Brand Yarn (#113)
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Syracuse Orange Lion Brand Yarn (#133)
Wing - White bucktail
Scripture Bucktail Favorite
(Variation C)
Hook - Mustad 3906B size 4-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Cincinnati Red Lion Brand Yarn (#113)
Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Syracuse Orange Lion Brand Yarn (#133)
Wing - Brown bucktail
Scripture Bucktail Favorite
"Old Reliable"
Hook - Mustad 3906B size 4-6
Thread - Black
Tail - Cincinnati Red Lion Brand Yarn (#113)
Body - Syracuse Orange Lion Brand Yarn (#133)
Wing - Brown bucktail
I have no intention of purchasing a full skein of Lion brand yarn for tying a few flies.
I substituted with Uni yarn
Note - William Scripture Jr described a number of his variations of his "favorite fly".
They are labeled for convenience only as, variations A-C.
Tying & Fishing Bucktails & Other Hair Wings - Mike Valla
Logie
(Hair-wing Conversion)
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - 1/3 yellow floss & 2/3 red floss
Throat - Blue hackle
Wing - Black bear over yellow polar bear or substitute*
*I used bucktail (Sourcing dyed polar bear is next to impossible)
Tying & Fishing Bucktails and Other Hair Wings - Mike Valla
Ravin
Atlantic Salmon
Louis Melanson
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Tag - Oval silver tinsel, fl\red floss
Rib - Silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Throat - Pink krystal flash and white polar bear
Wing - Blue grey squirrel tail, under 6 strands black krystal flash, under black squirrel tail
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Green Shoelace
Atlantic Salmon
Robert Chaisson
Hook - Wet fly style
Thread - Black
Body - Rear - silver tinsel; front - 2 strands from a fluorescent green shoelace
Ribbing - Fine oval silver/gold tinsel over front body
Wing - 6-10 black moose hairs
Throat - Guinea fowl
Cheeks - Small jungle cock
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Salmon Black Ghost
Atlantic Salmon
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Wing - White polar bear or calf tail
Hackle - Yellow
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Myron’s Glitter Bug
Atlantic Salmon
Myron Becker
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent pink
Tail - Bright yellow hackle barbules and light green krystal flash
Butt - Fluorescent chartreuse wool
Thorax - Thin green crystal chenille
Hackle: Wide, bright, reddish brown, dry-fly quality
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
La Corneille
Atlantic Salmon
Isola Beaudin
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Body - Black wool, thin
Throat - Black, very sparse
Wing - Crow feather, narrow segment
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
La Corneille - The Crow - Google Translate
Jaco Rat
Atlantic Salmon
Jacques Juneau
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red
Tag - Gold tinsel.
Tail - 3 peacock sword fibers
Body - Yellow floss
Veiling - Yellow floss
Wing: Calf tail, blended white and black
Collar - Grizzly hackle
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Peter’s Special
Atlantic Salmon
Peter Bassan
Hook - Mustad R75 or equivalent, size 10
Thread - Gold
Tail - Chartreuse krystal flash
Tag - Green yarn
Ribbing - Silver wire
Body - Black yarn
Throat - White goat, calf-body hair or calf tail, tied long
Note: Pattern is also tied with black thread and no tail.
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
