Dean River Lantern, Green
Steelhead, Sockeye, Silver, and King Salmon
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent green
Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail
Body - Dyed chartreuse monofilament over an underbody of fluorescent green floss*
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back
Head - Fluorescent green
Dean River Lantern, Orange Steelhead, Sockeye, Silver, and King Salmon
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent fire orange
Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail
Body - Dyed orange monofilament over an underbody of fluorescent orange floss*
Hackle - Dyed fluorescent fire orange grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back**
Dean River Lantern, Purple
Steelhead, Sockeye, Silver, and King Salmon
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail
Body - Dyed purple monofilament over underbody of fluorescent blue floss*
Hackle - Dyed purple grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back**
Dean River Lantern, Red
Steelhead, Sockeye, Silver, and King Salmon
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Fluorescent red
Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail
Body - Dyed red monofilament over an underbody of fluorescent red floss*
Hackle - Fluorescent red tied on as a collar and tied back
Dean River Lantern, Yellow
Steelhead, Sockeye, Silver, and King Salmon
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Yellow
Tail - Dyed yellow gray squirrel tail
Body - Dyed yellow monofilament over an underbody of fluorescent yellow floss*
Hackle - Dyed fluorescent yellow grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back**
*I used Magic Stretch beading cord as a substitute for the dyed monofilament
**I do not have any dyed grizzly, so I used a solid color hackle
Dr. Arthur Cohen of San Francisco, California, created the Dean River Lanterns. Since that time there have been a number of variations developed. There was also an orange pattern that used orange bowstring for the body.
Terry Hellekson. Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Dean River Lantern
Category Pacific Salmon/Steelhead
Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent, Sizes 1/0 - 8
Thread - Matching
Tail - Black squirrel tail, long
Under body - Flat silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent chartreuse, red, orange, yellow or green Edge Brite overlapped
Hackle - Matching hackle
UV Resin coated head
May also be tied with a wing matching the tail material.
The Dean River Lantern series was developed by Art Cohen for the Dean and other rivers of British Columbia. It has proven effective on a number of fish, including Steelhead, Sockeye, Silver, and King Salmon.
The Complete Illustrated Directory of Salmon Flies - Chriss Mann
