Fly Tying Archive

Category: Salmon/Steelhead

  • Black King

    Black King

    Black King We just published an article on the Pohjolan Perhokalastaja magazine on tying Speyflies in hand by Mikko Stenberg with my photos. I have held on from posting these photos of my own fly because of that article but would now like to share them. Especially the wingset is interesting and differs from most…

  • White Winged Akroyd

    White Winged Akroyd

    White winged Akroyd I think this white winged variation is even more popular today than the regular Akroyd we featured before here. It’s a pretty simple Dee pattern but the hackle on the rear part of the body is what sets it apart from most of the traditional dee flies. The most important thing with…

  • Alexandra

    Alexandra

    Alexandra Simple pattern that’s better known as a trout fly and was quite controversial fly early on in the trout streams of England. This version however is aimed more for salmon and I tied it on an antique double hook to give it even more bulk. The dressing is nice and simple but there are…

  • Silver Doctor

    Silver Doctor

    Silver Doctor This is Kelson’s pattern for the classic salmon fly by James Wright. The photo was featured in the Chasing Silver magazine earlier this year as a full spread. Silver Doctor is of course one of the numerous patterns in the Doctor-series and has been varied countless of times to create everything from simpler…

  • Balmoral

    Balmoral

    Balmoral Named after the famous castle of the royal family in Aberdeenshire, Scotland this is a typical Dee fly pattern. I probably used a bit too bright colors on the body as earlier patterns give black as the color in front so the dark blue should most likely be really dark. I also switched the…

  • Childers

    Childers

    The Childers I know this pattern has been here before but this is quite a different take of the pattern. I tied it this time as a “built-wing” which incorporates many layers of wings and sides. Haven’t tied many full dressed classics lately and it felt good to get back at it. Here’s the recipe…

  • Black Gordon

    Black Gordon

    Black Gordon Spey I found this pattern from Bob Veverka’s book Spey Flies: How to Tie Them. There’s a plate of Steelhead Speys by Oregon tier Brad Burden and it’s one of my favorite plates in the whole book. I used hen hackle for the wings as opposed to rooster. They have a more opaque…

  • Black Ranger

    Black Ranger

    Black Ranger I tied this as a quick fishing fly with no material prep like forming crests. They will eventually take their place in the water so the prep is just for the show although I think it helps to achieve correct proportions and making sure you tied everything straight. Black Ranger a simple pattern…