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Teno 4
Teno 4 Continuing the Teno series from Erkki Vaalama we arrive at an interesting pattern and one of my personal favorites. The wing and profile again typical low and sleek as in most Scandinavian harling fly patterns of the period. I tied the wing materials on top of each other and brushed the wing thoroughly…
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Teno 3
Teno 3 This pattern from the series has a slight variation depending on where you take the pattern. I’m afraid my tying of it is not perfect as the few amherst fibers are lost in the wing, they should be tied more as shoulders/horns. But the difference in patterns that I compare from Wanhat Suomalaiset…
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McIntyre
The McIntyre has been pretty popular salmon fly although it was not featured in most of the books from the golden era of salmon flies.
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Teno 2
Let’s continue with the Teno series by Erkki Vaalama. Teno 2 features interesting short veilings from golden pheasant tippet that sets it apart from the rest of the series.
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Teno 1 from the Teno Series
Teno Series created by Erkki Vaalama(1918-2016) is one of the best known in the realm of Finnish salmon flies. Here we will take a look at the series and start from the beginning with Teno 1.
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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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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…