Spring Snaeldas

 The Snaelda  has been carried around the salmon world by Icelandic fishers. It is popular as a heavy water fly. The ones shown combine a brass body, with a tungsten cone, which adds a tremendous action to the fly. 


Black & Yellow Snaelda

 Dee Snaelda

 German Snaelda

Sunburst Willie Gunn

I have a hot new Willie Gunn variant for sale!! Its called the Sunburst Willie Gunn. This beautiful fly is dressed with the finest silver fox and yellow and orange badger hackles.

I shall let the pictures speak for themselves!

I have a limited number available from my shop here on Salmon Flies. They are dressed on s6 Loop Doubles and Loop bottle tubes.
ross@macdonaldsalmonflies.co.uk

 Jim Coates with a 25lb Litza fish taken on a Sunburst Willie Gunn.

Calvin's Shrimp on the Tyne

My pals Steve and Jenny have enjoyed another successful trip to the Bywell beat on the Tyne. Back in March the had 13 springers over three days, which is a fantastic score. The Park Shrimp did the damage then. More recently they had some more outstanding sport with big Tyne fish on Calvin's Shrimp, tied by Steve who is a very good tyer. 

ross@macdonaldsalmonflies.co.uk

Hi Ross

Have attached a couple of pics of the 20 and 21lb fish caught at Bywell on the Calvin Shrimp.  Vitually all the fish we have now caught at Bywell in the last 2 visits were on this fly giving a total of 18 fish between us.

  The biggest one  was a superb fish and gave a 40 minute fight with Gary Hillary and Steve advising and helping throughout!  The fish Steve has was a 14lb  - he also had an 18 and a 15.  Not bad given the water was so low.

The Calvin is a true success story!

Regards

Jenny Cooper

Grilse Flies

ross@macdonaldsalmonflies.co.uk

Its time for small flies, light rods and long leaders....the grilse are in! I have a range of proven grilse flies for sale now: the Lochy Shrimp, Editor, Crathie, Black Brahan, Silver Stoat and the Sunray Shadow and many more. I dress these on salar doubles.
Lochy Shrimp £2.99
Editor £2.75 Black Brahan,Munro's Killer, Silver Stoat & Sheila £2.50 (£2.75 with JC)

Sunray Shadow £2.99

A pair of Park Shrimps

These are made with small Eumer brass cones. Light and lively in the stream.

Park Shrimp conehead

Park Shrimp conehead

A Park Shrimp conehead. The fly is aprroximately 2"/50mm in length from the cone to the tips of the tail.