SRC Flies

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If there’s anything I know less about than salmon flies (and at least I have caught salmon, albeit hatchery kings from the Salmon River in NY) it’s sea-run cutthroat flies, but I do know pretty and the Borden Special is a pretty fly; maybe not this one so much.

Regards,
Scott

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Grey Hackle Yellow

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Great work there Scott.

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Father Charles

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Knudson’s Cutthroat

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great flies,
they work great for shad in the Delaware river also.

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Bob,

I’ve had some luck with similar flies, especially Comets, but most of the shad fishing I do is on the Potomac in deep water/strong current and I usually have to use something heavier, even with a Teeny T250 line. My go-to “flies” have been 1/16 oz crappie jigs with Mr. Twister tails, a real joy to cast, especially when the wind is up.

Regards,
Scott

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Ferguson’s Green and Silver

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Skykomish Yellow (didn’t have any red chenille for a Skykomish Sunrise)

Tied the wing with the Ed Haas method Allan described in the Coal Car sbs - facing forward over the eye of the hook, then folded back; locks the hair in place.

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Great looking bunch of flies that no self respecting SRC could resist.

Think you meant Ed Haas.

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Scott - Love the flies. Thanks for sharing. What size are they?

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Lars,

Dai Riki 899 #6; not the standard hook for a lot of these flies, but I think they look cool.

Jay,

Fixed that (I had Leroy Hyatt on the brain). Thanks for the catch.

Regards,
Scott

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I think these look fantastic! I bet they would work for a number of species… looking at the colors here, my first thought was swinging them for white bass.

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Andy’s Stavis Bay

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Scott I fish the lower Delaware (big water) average depth 40 feet and over 150 yds. wide. I use different heads made from Cortland lead core and Cortland braided mono and have no problem getting those flies down. no need for jig style flies then. I use an 8 wt. rod most times.

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Bob,

Problem is, a majority of the shad we see are the smaller hickories; an 8wt would be a bit much for them. I’ll see what I can do with some LC13 I have; I could also add some non-tox wire to the hook shank to start the flies…

Regards,
Scott