Black Dog (Kelson)
Lets start the feather winged salmon flies with one of the best known classics, the Black Dog. There’s many variations from different authors but this one follows quite closely to the one in George Kelson’s “The Salmon Fly”. Here’s the recipe from the book:
Black Dog
George Kelson – The Salmon Fly, 1895
Tag: Silver twist and canary silk
Tail: A topping and ibis
Butt: Black ostrich herl
Body: Black silk
Ribs: Yellow silk with oval silver tinsel on either side of the yellow
Hackle: Black heron from third yellow rib
Underwing: Two red-orange hackles back to back enveloped by two jungle cock
Main Wing: Unbarred summer duck, light bustard, Amherst pheasant, scarlet and yellow
swan with two toppings over all
