The Dawson

Classic Salmon Fly

Tied By Rich LaMonte

Hook: Byron Bjerke Harrison Bartleet 4/0

Thread: Veevus 12/0 white

Body Parts: tip, tag, tail, butt, rib, body, throat, underwing, wing, sides, overwing, topping, horns, head

Materials: Small oval silver tinsel (veevus), Yellow silk floss (kyoto), Golden pheasant crest veiled by kingfisher, Black Ostrich herl, Medium silver oval tinsel(veevus), 2 equil segments made of flat silver tinsel(lagartun) bisector by a butt of black Ostrich herl and each veiled above and below by Indian crow sub (David Kerr), Kingfisher blue saddle hackle (feathersmc), Light mottled turkey tail, Yellow red and blue turkey, dark mottled turkey and golden pheasant tail, Teal and gray mallard flank married, “Roof” bronze mallard, Golden pheasant crest, Blue and gold macaw tail, Black Ostrich herl

Notes:

This is from Kelsons book The Salmon Fly. A nice and rather simple fly in its construction. The veiling present the most challenge.