Friday Night Flies – Chum Salmon Pumpkin Fly
Friday Night Flies – Chum Salmon Pumpkin Fly
Chum Salmon find this Pattern irresistible. We’ve been using it with huge success in the rivers surrounding Squamish BC Canada. This season has seen some incredible Chum Salmon and Coho Salmon runs. It’s hard not to catch when using this Pacific Salmon pattern. Simply cast and swing this fly, 3/4’s through the swing you typically get hits on every cast or every other. A must Fly pattern when fly fishing Chum salmon in the Rivers surrounding Squamish.
Material List
- hook – size 6 steelhead eagle claw
- Bead – 3/16 copper
- thread – 6/0 black
- tail – marabou fire orange
- body – holographic tinsel
- rib – polar chenille size small orange
- collar – orange shlappen, orange lady amherst, black lightning dubbing
Enjoy the short instructional fly tying video below.