RATs!
RAT series is probably one of the best known hair winged salmon flies. They were created by Roy Angus Thomson from whose initials the name comes from. These are my own color variations of the RATs. There is an original Red RAT but the recipe differs from pictured quite a lot. You can find the original patterns in Joseph Bates’ Atlantic Salmon Flies & Fishing, and probably in many other books as well.
B,R&W RAT:
Hook: #1 Bronze Alec Jackson
Tag: Oval Gold tinsel
Tail: Peacock Sword
Rib: Oval Gold Tinsel
Body: Red, Blue or White Floss
Veiling: Same as body
Front Body: Peacock Herl
Wing: Guard Hairs of Grey Fox
Cheecks: Jungle Cock
Hackle: Grizzly
Head: Red Thread
1 Comment
Jean Pelltier
Simply beautifull flies and perfect tecnique. Shoud look at a fly tied by my friend Daniel Duval the
Watch out and other paterns from him.
Tank you
J/P