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Kate
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 Mallard on sides even though it’s listed in the pattern before the main wing. Next time I’ll probably put it under the wing…
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Green Highlander from G.M. Kelson
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 show every mistake when tied as a married wing. I added a close up photo of the wing tie in point that lets…
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Jock Scott Sketch
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 have taken a break from a certain style of tying it helps me to get the look that I want to achieve. In…
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Silver Grey from G.M. Kelson
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 this very fly has given me few brown trouts so I added a photo of one for your amusement. The pattern is pretty…
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Akroyd
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 patterns on the river Dee and has been a favorite of fishermen ever since. There is apparently something about the black and yellow…
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Lemon & Grey
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 get at the moment (like quality Teal flanks) Hope the tyers at the class learned something new about these old flies and the…
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Blue Charm Variation
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 vintage hook. Most featherwinged flies you see today on the internet are from 2/0 upwards. It’s kind of misleading since they were tied…
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Floodtide
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 of the unusually complex wing for an Eagle fly. Eagles are heavily protected here in Finland but luckily the feathers are easily substituted…