Macrame yarn - tripping back to the 70’s, although I can’t see Al Troth in a lime green leisure suit (with white belt & shoes). Didn’t have to strip down a hanging terrarium for the yarn, but only had yellow, hence the hopper; if it had been orange, this would have been a MacSalmon. Original had spun/clipped head but bulletheads are easier and I’m lazy; tie as you see fit.
hook - Dai Riki 280 #6
thread - UTC 140 tan
body- macrame yarn yellow
underwing - landscape fabric
wing - deer hair yellow
legs - rubber medium cornsnake
indicator - 2mm foam
head - elk
Part 1
melt the end of a piece of macrame yarn
poke the hook eye into the bottom of the yarn and push 'till it comes out the front
slide the yarn to the back while you build the head; start thread
clean, stack a substantial clump of elk; measure for length (shank)
It has interested me that most [b]salmonfly[/b] (Pteronarcys californica) flies are tied with an orange body when those in nature have a more brownish color with orange between the segments…guess the fish don’t really care.
Had good luck with Rogues tied with rust-colored foam and orange thread for segmentation
before
after
Where I was fishing, the water was chugging along at a pretty good clip, and I don’t think the fish get more than a quick glance at the fly before they decide whether to go for it or not, so an orange fly might not scare them off; unlike a tailwater/spring creek where they can count the jugal and claval folds on the posterior margin of a PMD’s wing (and yes, I had to look up those terms).
