Dry fly · sizes 4–8
Madison Foam Salmonfly
Tied for the salmonfly on the Madison River
- Imitates
- Salmonfly
- When
- Jun–Jul
- Hook
- sizes 4–8
- Tippet
- 1X to 3Xrule of three
From$19.50down to $5.50 a fly
A dry fly in sizes 4-8, tied to imitate the salmonfly hatch on the Madison River and fished for rainbow trout.
- Hand tied to order, never bin stock
- Tied on TMC 5212 in sizes 4-8
- Matched to the salmonfly on a specific piece of water
- Floats a small dropper
Tied by @dereklea7
At the vise
- Pattern
- Foam Salmonfly
- Style
- Dry fly
- Hook
- TMC 5212, 2XL drysizes 4-8
- Thread
- Orange 6/0
Materialsin the order they go on the hook
- BodyOrange closed-cell foam, two layers
- UnderbodyBurnt orange antron dubbing
- WingNatural elk hair, bucktail over
- HackleBrown saddle, palmered over the thorax
- LegsBlack and orange barred rubber
- IndicatorYellow foam post
On the water
Fifty miles of unbroken riffle between Quake Lake and Ennis, fished hard and still generous.
Two foam layers rather than one: a single strip rolls under a heavy wing and the fly fishes on its side. Tie the legs in before the hackle so the palmering locks them down.
Tight to the bank, hard enough to land with a smack. Salmonflies are clumsy and the eat is a slash, not a sip. Madison River fish see a lot of flies, and the ones that keep working are the ones tied for the water rather than for the bin.
Every fly is tied by hand, one at a time, on the hook listed above. No two are identical and none of them came out of a machine.
Where and when
- Water
- Madison River, Southwest Montana
- Target
- Rainbow trout, Brown trout, Mountain whitefish
- Water type
- Freestone
- Also fishes
- Every western freestone that gets a salmonfly hatch, and it doubles as a golden stone a size or two down.
The salmonfly on the Madison River
June and July, in sizes 4–8
Also on this water
- CaddisJun–Sep
- BaetisApr–May, Sep–Oct
Fished out of Ennis, West Yellowstone and Cameron.
What turns up
- Your flies in a slim foam box
- A card with the recipe and the water it was tied for
- Lead time
- Tied to order, usually within a week
- Shipping
- Flat $4 shipping, free over $60
- If it fails
- Fish it. If it falls apart, we replace it.
Goes with it
- Salmonfly tying kitEvery material on the list above, enough for a dozen, with the recipe card. Tie them yourself.$48
- Madison River airbrushed hatThe same water, hand airbrushed onto a trucker cap.
FLY-MADISON-01
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