Martin Joergensen
Modern salmon fly
Very easy
- Start the thread in the rear of the tube allowing a third of the tube to be free of materials
- Tie in a black hackle and wind it three times
- Tie down and trim excess
- Dub half of the remaining body
- Tie in a second black hackle and wind it three times
- Tie down and trim excess
- Dub the remaining body leaving space for hackle and head
- Tie in a blue hackle and wind it three times
- Tie down and trim excess
- Form a head, whip finish and varnish
steelhead (sea run)
pacific salmon (sea run)
Tube | Short ½ inch plastic tube |
Thread | Black |
Rear hackle | Black rooster |
Rear dubbing | Black wool |
Middle hackle | Black rooster |
Middle dubbing | Black wool |
Front hackle | Kingfisher blue rooster |
Head | Tying thread |