Teno 12 Last but not least my other favorite (with Teno 10) from Erkki Vaalama’s series. On some references this in number 11 but again I use Pertti Kanerva’s latest article on the subject for the numbering as it was confirmed by Vaalama himself. Teno 12 reminds me of a reversed Mar Lodge but with…

Teno 11 If the previous Teno 10 was one of my favorites then this unfortunately falls in the other end of the spectrum. This is also noted as number 12 in the series for example in Wanhat Suomalaiset Lohiperhot but I rely my numbering on a later article by Pertti Kanerva from 2018 where he…

Teno 10 Teno 10 is one of my personal favorites of Erkki Vaalama’s Teno series. This particular one is tied pretty sparse, as it should be, it’s one of the few pattern that specifies number of fibers in the wing. Grey is an unusual floss body color in a salmon fly but together with the…

Teno 9 This is a pattern that I have to admit I’m not a big fan of. It’s hard to make it look good with all those hackles and multiple body sections. Sort of a Jock Scott feel to it at least for the colors and the use of white tipped turkey. Tip: Gold wire.Tag: Yellow floss.Tail: Golden…

Teno 8 This pattern features a bold embossed silver body. I usually use UNI Embossed tinsel as it has pretty distinct embossing. It’s also one of three patterns in the series that doesn’t have a topping over the wing. Teno 8 is a nice simple pattern that should fool salmon in most parts of the…

Teno 7 Teno 7 continues with the red and black theme from the Teno 6 but with a bit more refined pattern in my opinion. The main feature for me is the back half of the body that is tied from flat silver tinsel with a red hackle in front to veil the silver. It…

Teno 6 Teno 6 is a pretty standard red and black pattern that would probably work in similar situations as a Black Doctor or a Red Butt. As with all classic Finnish salmon flies the wing should be tied pretty sparsely. Tip: Silver wire.Tag: Red floss.Tail: Golden Pheasant crest.Rib: Oval silver tinsel.Body: Black floss.Hackle: Red with black on the shoulders.Wing: Golden Pheasant…

Teno 5 Number five from the Teno-series by Erkki Vaalama is pretty traditional Finnish salmon fly of the era. Only part that is a bit seldom seen is the hackle combo with black and brown hackle, but there are many vintage examples with just the brown hackle also. Tying is pretty straight forward with the…