Salmon flies

Here in Maine and many parts of New England, springtime means ice-out and smelt runs. In the early spring, smelt are spawning. Looking for tributaries and other feeder streams to complete their duty, trout and salmon will follow suit. Smelt can enter the river in many different ways, including getting tossed through dams, so they can be ever-present in many different areas in rivers, lakes, and ponds. Trout and salmon are hungry from a long winter and ready to feed. Baitfish meals that are…

Classic Salmon Flies

Jesse Rochester on Instagram: "This is a variation of the surfboard minnow that I like to use to imitate spring smelt that die off on their way to spawn. This can happen naturally or because they were chopped up by the dam. Either way, trout and salmon love to feed on the easy prey that is floating on the surface of the water. Also, a BWO pattern is always what lands me my first fish off a dry fly. Give this one a try if you have smelt around, or swap out the colors to recreate just about…

Salmon flies and salmon fly tying - history and development of traditional and modern salmon fishing flies, including tube flies for Atlantic salmon fly fishing.

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Related to my article “Major Traherne – Top of the Classics” published in issue 3/2014 here’s a thorough step-by step guide with advanced tying tips and tricks. In the following fifty images I tie one of Traherne’s patterns Nepenthian. All feedback and discussion welcome using the comment box at the end of the article. […]

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