A couple of Salmon-flies

[Hans]

I have been asked to do a demo on a fly-tying event in March,
and do a couple of salmon-flies.
This is what I intend to do:

[Clan Ford]

They are very bright, Hans :

I'm sure they'll impress.

Norm

[Clan Chief]

Av got ma sunglasses on. : That bottom one would do as a nice pike flee too.

[Inchlaggan]

Very Nice.

[Hans]

Yes, I agree they are bright,
but flies like this are used early in the season in Scandinavia,
usually on tubes, approx 3 inches long,
fished on very fast sinking shooting-heads.

I have used a mixture of Arctic-fox and Raccoon hair.
Especially Raccoon has longer and shorter hairs,
you can use the longer hairs to create a Spey-style fly,
instead of heron, wich is a protected species in most countries.
They give a very nice action to your fly.

Hans

[sandyborthwick]

Hans, if you get a chance could you post the tying for the fly - bottom right - as you look at the picture and also advise what you call it.

like the look of that one in particular. Thanks a lot in advance,

Sandy B.O. 

[Hans]

Hi Sandy,
There's no name for this fly, I have just been playing a wee bit with materials.
Here's the tying:
Tail:             Golden pheasant crest.
Butt:            bright green floss
Body:           flat silver tinsel
Body hackle:  red cock
Body rib:       oval silver tinsel
Underwing:    red and yellow arctic fox,
Overwing:     orange raccoon, tied in reversed, so pointing over the hook-eye,
                   than folded back over the underwing, using your thumb-nail to make it flair out.
                   The overwing should be longer than the underwing.
                   A wee bit of glitter finishes the fly.

Good luck, Hans

[Hans]

Better picture hopefully....
Cheers,
Hans

[sandyborthwick]

Great! Thanks Hans,

I have most of that but no Racoon so I'll try and use some Orange Buck Tail. I reckon that looks an excellent Saltwater Seatrout Fly and will give it a trial up North in June or maybe earlier in April in my local estuary.

You'll have to give it some sort of name, What about William of Orange :idea: thats got a few Dutch overtones :.

Sandy B.O.

[Fishtales]

You'll have to give it some sort of name, What about William of Orange :idea: thats got a few Dutch overtones :.

Sandy B.O.

I think there is already a fly called that, Sandy