Salmonfly

The adult Salmonfly is generally thought of as the most exciting dry fly fishing experience. The early season trout are hungry after winter and these are the largest bugs of the season. This combined with the fact that the Salmonfly adults are trapped on the water fluttering, causing a commotion and are easy targets sends fish into a feeding frenzy where they lower their otherwise general selectivity and cautiousness and become akin to competitive eaters. The Salmonfly soft-hackled dry flies incorporates good floatation from the deer hair, wing movement from the CDC and a soft-hackled collar that imitations the legs of the bug moving and trying to escape the surface. Fish it dead drifted and with small rod tip twitches to imitate the behavior of the natural insect.
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[@wyomingtrout5581]

Might cheat and add some rubberlegs too

[@joebare844]

One thing I love about your tying is that you use natural materials. Something that has been lost in today's world. Nice to see a salmonfly pattern without foam. If you were to tie the same pattern in a golden stone adult what would your recipe be?? Thxs so much Allen I've learned so much from your tying!!

[@mcgeeflyfishing]

I would use Superfine Amber dry fly dubbing for the body with brown ribbing and Seal Brown mixed with Amber color for the head. The hackle and wing would remain the same. Thread would be Yellow. Thanks for the compliment about the materials, though I do incorporate modern synthetics tastefully as I find them good at creating different effects that contrast with natural materials in a complimentary manner.

[@wyomingtrout5581]

Allen, do your ever fold the soft hackle feather completely before winding? Natural Bison hair matches the salmon fly exactly. Pick some up when you are hiking in Yellowstone. I think bright orange is way overused on salmon fly imitations. My samples show they have more rusty orange olive and are more bison brown black dominates the underside of the bug. I love your pattern style and will use for all my damp stonefly imitations. Thanks!