Hairwing

Green Machine

Newfoundland surface/damp salmon fly

SalmonSurface & waking

A bright green bucktail wing over a dubbed body — garishly simple, and one of the most effective grilse patterns ever tied. Swing it on a floating line through low-water pools where fresh fish are stacked. Nobody knows why salmon take this particular shade of green with such enthusiasm, but they do, reliably, across the Atlantic.

Naturals it imitates

nothing specific — bright attractor