Kate One of the easier featherwing flies perfect for practice when you’re starting out and just as good when you’ve gained more experience in these classic salmon flies. I put the grey…
Green Highlander This is Kelson’s version of the standard classic which he attributes to Grant. It’s a bit simpler pattern than most as it doesn’t have sides or cheeks but it will…
Planning your flies I’m not much of an artist when it comes to drawing or painting but I like to sketch flies to get a better feel for proportions. Especially if I…
Silver Grey One of my favorite patterns ever designed for salmon. This time tied with really sparse wing and closer to “classic Finnish style”. Haven’t caught any salmon with it yet but…
Akroyd A famous Dee fly that was invented by Charles Akroyd according to his book “A Veteran Sportsman’s Diary” (1926) in the year 1875. It soon became one of the most used…
Lemon and Grey Classic featherwing fly that I taught at the latest workshop. Had to make few adjustments to the pattern from Pryce-Tannatt since some of the materials are very hard to…
Blue Charm Variation A bit different take on the famous all-round salmon fly The Blue Charm. This one is pretty small fly in modern standards since it was tied on a #2…
The Floodtide (Kelson) A bit more unusual fly from George Kelson’s The Salmon Fly. Unusual because of the Eagle hackle which is not so commonly used on salmon flies today and because…