Tweeking a Salmon pattern

[Englander]

Hi Guys

Whilst having a bash at catching my first Salmon i tied all sorts of patterns one of them was this ???? Cant remember where i saw it or what its called ?? think its North American pattern ?

Either way i love it !

Ive decided to tie a few up on longshank trout hooks and try it on winter rainbows and next season for browies, i just think its a lovely looking pattern and my gut says it will be a killer ............

[3lbgrayling]

Think it's a member of the Rat family of flies.(which have nothing todo with rats )

Jim

[Englander]

Rings a bell Jim ...............

"Ups something special" is some thing like it

What ever its called i love it

[MARAZION MIDGE]

Nice fly looks like a silver rat that take lots of sea trout down here.
Will catch browns for sure.
Mike

[ACW]

Definitely a rat ,Geoff Bucknall had my wife and I dressing them way back in the mid seventies ,in his rather good fly dressing classes in now trendy Mount pleasant area .
Nice pattern !Rather a good dressing as well !

[irishflies]

Englander,
Its a pattern called the 'SILVER RAT' a north american pattern that not much talked about.It works well in the west of Ireland and in particulary on the river DROWSE in donegal.Usually tied on small hooks for fresh run grilse.Good on the upper moy as well.A nice pattern that should also work well for sea trout