Salmon Fly Identification

[Amber]

Hi,

I am looking for some help. Can anybody please identify the name & pattern of the below Salmon Fly.

I know the pattern in the main but cannot tell what the rib is,

Wing - black bucktail
Hackle - red cock
Body -pearl mylar
Eye's -jungle cock
Rib - ?





Thanks
Amber

[monst]

Hi Amber, the rib looks like red Magic Glass Nymph body! Never used it on Salmon files but its a nice effect.

Magic Glass/ 'V' Rib - Nymph Body Material – Glasgow Angling Centre

[3lbgrayling]

I don't recognise the fly (nice tying) but sure someone will come up with a name.

Jim

[goldenolive]

I think that is a red & pearl flamethrower.
The Flamethrower style was designed by Duncan Egan.


this is similar

hope this helps

[cammy]

I think that is amore a variant of the Editor fly devised by Sandy Leventon. AFlamethrower has a short rear body mid-ish hackle wing, short front body then double hackle at the front.
The fly pictured is of a more traditional consstruction.

The editor was black bucktail wing, blue hackle, jungle cock cheeks, pearl body and a flourescent green nylon rib.

That looks like it could be a red nylon as I would have thought that the v-rib would have compressed more under tension and that looks to be standing quite proud still.
I think the original nylon was shock leader used by sea fishers, i think Lureflash used to retail the green stuff, maybe a trip to your local tackle shop and look in the nylon or sea fishing section might reveal some red stuff.

[wingman]

Quite disappointed amber that the link I gave you has ben removed for some reason, if it conflicts with this site then thats fine, but it would have been nice if I had been notified that it had been removed and a reason given or even a slight apology maybe....erm? But maybe its my fault for not been fully aware of what is or isn't sticky. Oops!

[Amber]

Hi,

Thanks to all for the feedback.

It was one of 5 or 6 flies that I got free from one of the large mail order shops, Fawcetts or Norris when I bought a line & reel from them a year or 2 ago. I am pretty sure it is not a flamethrowers although some of the other free flies were.

I have copied it and used red round body glass for the rib, (it's similar to flexifloss).

I was just interested to find out the name of the fly.

It may be worth copying as I fished it on Saturday for the for the first time and got a fish on it having earlier unsucessfully fished the pool with an Ally's & yellow flamethrower.

I suppose if I could remember the shop I could ask them.

Regards
Amber

[goldenolive]

Could it be a variant of the pearly bloody butcher (without the red tail)?

fishtec sell them here


I think that the rib is mono, like this stuff