Onset

Onset

Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Fly

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tip - Yellow floss or uni stretch

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel over entire body

Body - Rear third yellow floss or uni stretch; front two thirds orange floss or uin stretch

Throat - Medium dyed blu dun

Wing - Gray squirrel

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

Wahlflower

Wahlflower

Hook – Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread – Black

Tip – Flat silver tinsel

Tag – Fluorescent orange floss or uni-stretch

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Fluorescent green floss or uni-stretch

Throat – Golden pheasant crest or dyed yellow hen hackle

Wing – Gray squirrel tail dyed yellow

Rat - Series

Rat 

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Black

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Seal's fur or equivalent

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Blue

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear half is blue floss; front half is peacock herl
Veiling - A loose strand of blue floss fron the center of the body

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Copper

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval copper tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Oval copper tinsel

Body - Flat copper tinsel

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Gray

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Gray wool

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Green

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear half is green floss; front half is peacock herl
Veiling - A loose strand of green floss from the center of the body

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Purple

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear half is purple floss; front half is peacock herl
Veiling - A loose strand of purple floss from the center of the body

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Rusty

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Peacock sword fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear half is rusty orange floss; front half is peacock herl
Veiling - A loose strand of rusty orange floss from the center of the body

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Rat - Silver

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Red

Tag - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Gray fox guard hairs or gray squirrel tail

Hackle - Grizzly

Acknowledgement - Roy Angus Thompson

Rose of New England

Rose of New England

Hook - Streamer style

Thread - Black

Tip - Embossed silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Red yarn

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Throat - Red antron yarn, short

Wing - Brown over red over yellow bucktail

Cheek - Jungle cock

Tarnished Silver

Tarnished Silver

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat copper and silver tinsel, half and half

Wing - Red fox squirrel tail

Throat - Black hackle fibers

Resourceful

Resourceful

Hook - Salmon/steelhead style

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Butt - Lime green floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black wool, floss, uni stretch etc

Throat - Black hackle fibers

Wing - Orange calf tail over a few strands of pearl krystal flash
UV Resin

Reference - Atlantic Salmon Flies - Jaques Heroux

Teddy Baseball

Teddy Baseball

Atlantic Salmon

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Yellow floss

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Black wool

Throat hackle - Black

Wing - Greyish mottled monkey hair over 2 strands each of red and yellow floss 

Shoulder - Jungle cock

Grey squirrel tail is the closest I have to greyish mottled monkey hair

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

Night Hawk

Night Hawk

Hook - Mustad 3665A

Thread - Red

Tag - Fine oval silver tinsel

Tip - Yellow floss or uni-stretch

Tail - Golden pheasant crest with a few short blue hackle fibers over

Butt - Fluorescent red floss or uni-stretch

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Rib - Fine oval silver tinsel

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail or black bear

Throat - Black hackle fibers

UV Resin

Patty Green

Patty Green

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel wrapped closely

Body - Chartreuse yarn

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

Fish Flies Volume Two - Terry Hellekson

Blue Doctor

Blue Doctor

Hook - Salmon style

Thread - White 

Tag - Oval silver tinsel and fluorescent red antron, wool, floss, uni-stretch etc

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Silver oval tinsel

Body - Blue floss or uni-stretch

Throat - Blue hackle

Wing - Gray squirrel

Head - White thread colored with a red sharpie marker

Reference - Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon & Steelhead - Chris Mann

New Trier

New Trier (Original recipe)

Hook – Mustad 3665A or equivalent

Thread – Black

Tag – Fine copper wire & yellow floss

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Butt – Peacock herl

Body – First half silver coated copper wire; butted with peacock herl

Second half copper wire.

Throat – Dun hackle fibers

Wing – Mottled gray brown turkey

New Trier (Variation recipe)

Hook – Mustad 3665A or equivalent

Thread – Black

Tag – Fine copper wire & yellow floss

Tail – Golden pheasant crest

Butt – Peacock herl

Body – First half silver oval tinsel; butted with peacock herl

Second half - Copper oval tinsel.

Throat – Dun hackle fibers

Wing – Mottled brown turkey

Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils

Tying note: I tied this fly per the photo in the book “Forgotten Flies”. Not all photos in the book match the tying recipe.

ABU Optic Streamers

Pin-Up 

(Red)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel

Body - Red floss

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Pin-Up 

(Silver)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Blue hackle fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Pin-Up 

(Black)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Throat - Natural guinea fowl feather fibers

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Playboy 

(Red)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Red floss

Throat - Dyed blue guinea hen hackle fibers

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Playboy 

(Silver)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear; orange floss, front; black floss or wool

Throat - Black hackle fibers

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Playboy 

(Black)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear; orange floss, front; black floss or wool

Throat - Black hackle fibers

Wing - Black squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Streamtease 

(Red)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel

Body - Red floss

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Streamtease 

(Silver)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Brown hackle fibers

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Streamtease 

(Black)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Black floss

Throat - Dyed blue guinea hen hackle fibers

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Callgirl 

(Red)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Red floss

Throat - Dyed blue guinea fowl feather fibers

Wing - Dyed red gray squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Callgirl 

(Silver)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Mixed red & yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Silver wire or oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Dyed blue guinea hen hackle fibers

Wing - Fox squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Callgirl 

(Black)

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Yellow hackle fibers or golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Gold wire or oval gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Throat - Dyed blue guinea hen hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed red gray squirrel tail

Topping - Peacock herl

Eyes - Small silver bead chain

Reference

Evening Coachman

Evening Coachman

Hook - Single salmon

Thred - White under body, black head

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Tag - Fluorescent orange floss or uni-stretch

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Body - Peacock herl, divided at midpoint by a band of Fluorescent red floss or uni-stretch

Hackle - Grizzly

Author's Note

Walt Johnson of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern.

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

Garry

Garry (Yellow Dog or Minister's Dog)

Hook: Salmon style

Thread: Black

Tag: Silver oval tinsel, yellow floss/uni-stretch

Tail: Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing: Silver oval tinsel

Body: Black yarn

Wing: Mixed yellow and red calf tail

Hackle: Blue

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

Pot Scrubber

Pot Scrubber

Hook: Salmon tyoe

Thread: Black

Tag: Oval silver tinsel

Tail: Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel

Body: Flat copper tinsel

Throat hackle: Brown

Wing: Grey squirrel tail