The Dhoon - a strip wing Atlantic salmon fly

Fly Patterns
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This fly is tied on a Mustad 3366 hook because I’m not ready to use the few blind-eye hooks and silk-work gut I have. I need to get more gut before I start using those hooks. The shape of the 3366 matches up well with most Atlantic salmon fly hooks, shank could be a bit longer but works well as a practice hook. Here is the recipe:

Hook: Mustad 3366, size 1/0
Thread: White for the underbody, finish the fly with black
Tip: Silver oval tinsel
Tag: Red floss
Tail: Golden pheasant crest
Butt: Black ostrich herl
Body: Yellow floss
Rib: Silver oval tinsel
Body hackle: Yellow hackle, starting from the second turn of the rib
Throat hackle: Orange hackle
Wing: Orange goose shoulder
Cheeks: Blue chatterer substitute
Topping: Golden pheasant crest
Head: Black thread

Wing could be slightly longer. Ideally, I would like the tip of the wing to meet the topping and the tail.

Enjoy,

Alberto

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Alberto,

I’d never think of a 3366 as a salmon fly hook but you pulled that off quite nicely; beautifully done. Did you put a bit of a bend in the eye?

Regards,
Scott

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Very nice job Alberto!

Dennis

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Two thumbs up

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Scott,

I did bend the eye down, although it’s not really necessary since this was a practice fly. I also use 3366’s, smaller ones in sizes 8 and 10, to tie Bergman wet flies for displays. I love the look of the hook and also the big barb, not great for fishing, but looks more like the older hooks these patterns were originally tied on. Below is a Tycoon, tied on a size 8 Mustad 3366 with the eye bent down:

Regards,

Alberto