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

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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


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.

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