Korn’s Split-tail Salmon Fly (or Wrapped Body) Salmon Fly
This is a variation of my Korn's Wrapped Foam Hopper that I tie for Parks Fly Shop. It makes a super Salmon fly and you can use the same pattern for Golden Stone flies as well. I just change the hook to a size 8-10 and the foam over body to a golden yellow. Out West it's a killer fly when the Salmon flies are hatching and in the East for the small Spring Black Stone flies. I just change the color and downsize them to size 12... Materials: Hook: MFCo. 7026 4-6 Thread: black 6/0 Uni Legs: MFC med. black legs Underbody: orange craft foam wrapped Over body: black or dark brown craft foam, hook gap wide with split-tail Wing: deer tail hair Indicator: orange craft foam SBS tie in back legs split tie in underbody foam at eye extending out from hook superglue thread base, wrap orange foam back to tail-legs attach over body with 3 wraps at tail-legs, then loop thread over the top of the underbody to the eye (this way no wraps ...