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Thistle
Thistle. As my friends know I’m not a big fan of the modern popular color combo yellow, orange, red, fiery brown and black on salmon flies. There are a few exceptions though where the combination isn’t as obvious and when used with muted colors can look quite pleasing. Thistle is one of those simple gorgeous…
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Green Highlander from T.E. Pryce-Tannatt
Green Highlander. One of those patterns you either love or hate. It has an unusual color scheme which is probably the reason why it has become so popular. It’s one the classic flies that I’ve tied the most and it’s a pattern that I like to tie every once in a while to sort of…
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Bergman Fontinalis
Bergman Fontinalis. An interesting pattern tied in honor of Ray Bergman as the name obviously suggests. Bergman’s friend Phil Armstrong designed and named the pattern and it’s part of the trout fin series which represent the fins of a brook trout that apparently was a proven bait in the US. To my knowledge it was…
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Aglaia
Aglaia. Known in the Greek mythology as one of the three graces, daughters of Zeus, Aglaia was the goddess of beauty, splendor and glory. This pattern comes from Edward Fitzgibbon’s “The book of the Salmon” from 1850 which was published under pseudonym Ephemera. The book features many fly patterns and as the last patterns the three…
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H.S.C. Classic Salmon Fly Challenge 2016
H.S.C. Classic Salmon Fly Challenge 2016 The biggest classic fly tying competition is upon us again. Deadline 25th of January 2016. Enter to win over 1000€ worth of prizes. For the rules and info on how to enter click here. For last years results and summary on judging check out this link.
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Olive Witch
Olive Witch. This is my favorite modification of Carrie Stevens pattern I’ve done. It’s of course a color variant of the famous Golden Witch that we’ve featured before. Sorry about the quality of the photo, it’s pretty old and slightly out of focus but I’m sure you can see what’s necessary from it. Hook: Long…
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Pitcroy Fancy
Pitcroy Fancy (variant). An old photo I found when digging through the collection and thought it would be a good pattern to share. The Pitcroy Fancy is pretty simple yet elegant fly and a good alternative for a Silver Doctor when you are looking for something a bit more subtle. Looking back on this fly…