Flicking feathers

The Tummel shrimp is a nice long tailed shrimp pattern from Ally Gowans.  The colour combination is a classic for atlantic salmon making this fly well worth having in your box. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: Salmon single or double 6-14 Thread: Black 8/0 Tag: Oval silver Tail: Orange, yellow and black bucktail mixed Flash: Pearl crystal flash Body: Black floss Rib: Oval silver tinsel Hackle 1: Orange cock Hackle 2: Blue guinea fowl

The offshore version of Bob Popovics' banger fly is a fantastic option for sailfish and marilin in larger sizes. It is also very effective for mahi mahi and other pelagics when tied in smaller sizes. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Tube: 3mm inner diameter plastic + optional silicon junction tube Head: HD foam cylinder 1/2" - 1" diameter Flash: Decorators tape Eyes: 12mm prismatic tape eye Body: Saddle hackle Adhesive: Epoxy (5-10 min)

This is a variant of thee Tosh or black & yellow which is a fantastic colour combination for salmon whether tied on a hook, tube or waddington. Just adjust the size to suit the river conditions. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: Patriot double size 10 (Salmon singles, doubles, trebles or tubes) Thread: Black 8/0 Tag: Oval silver tinsel Tail: Black arctic runner Body: Black floss Rib: Oval silver tinsel Underwing: Yellow arctic runner Flash: Yellow crystal flash Hackle: Yellow hen Over wing: Black arctic runner

The Oystercatcher taking inspiration from the bird,is a nice modern hair wing colour combination that has proven effective in Scotland and Scandinavia. This is technically a variant, but it  fits the pattern closely. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials List Hook: Salmon singles, doubles, trebbles or tubes Thread: Black Uni 8/0/Fl fire orange UTC 70 denier Tag: Oval silver tinsel Tail: Orange hair topped with with white hair (I used arctic runner) Flash: Orange crystal flash Body: Black floss Rib: Oval silver tinsel Hackle: White hen Wing: Black hair (I used arctic runner) Cheeks: Jungle cock

This is a different take on the standard billfish tube fly.  The Squid heads are from Ron Blair in Canada who has had some good results in testing them in South America. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials List Tube: HMH ard plastic 3mm or similar Thread: GSP 100 Body: Alternating  coloured bunches of saddle hackle Flash: Saltwater flashabou Collar: Marabou Head: Ron Blair squid head

The Comet with its classic colour scheme is a fantastic salmon tube, both for spring fish and the big fish in the back end of the season.  To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Tube: 3/4 -2 inch copper slipstream Thread: Fl. red/black 8/0 Tag: Oval silver Tail: Yellow bucktail Rib: Oval silver Rear body: Red floss Mid-wing: Red bucktail Rib: Oval silver Front body: Black floss Front wing: Black bucktail

John Goddard's Copperknob is a fantastic trout and grayling fly and well worth its space in your river box. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: 1-2x long nymph hook size 12-18 Thread: Uni 8/0 tan (or similar) Weight: Copper tungsten bead Rib: Copper tinsel Body: Hare's ear or squirrel dubbing