Colin Callbeck lives in Calgary, Alberta and is President of the Atlantic Salmon Fly International 2024 (ASFI) which will be held September 13, 14 and 15 in Calgary. He was introduced to the art of fly tying by Jim McLennan in 1980. Since that time his passion has been to teach future generations this art form. His Atlantic Salmon Fly artwork can be found internationally and in several magazines. For more information on the ASFI please visit asfi2024
Following are two bonus patterns from the Summer 2024 End of the Line…
King Charles
Hook: Partridge 8/0 blind eye
Eye: Silk gut
Tag: round gold twist yellow silk
Tail: golden pheasant crest with indian crow on top
Butt: black ostrich
Body: black silk on one half of the body with embossed gold tinsel x-wrapped ribbed, butted with black ostrich, round diamond studded bead
Forward Body: purple, burgundy, and black seal, ribbed with round gold tinsel
Wing: buzzard guinea, black with white center underwing layered over with three peacock pheasant feathers
Cheeks: Bronze Impia feather under chartreuse neck feather
Veiling: golden pheasant
Head: black wool
Bronze Glory
Hook: Harrison Bartlet Dee 5/0
Eye: Silk gut
Tag: gold round tinsel, brown silk with round gold tinsel ribbed
Tail: Hungarian pheasant wing feather, two on top and two on bottom
Butt: black ostrich
Body: ¼ light brown silk ribbed with dark brown silk, ribbed on both sides with round gold tinsel on the x-wrapped middle. Center portion – Black ostrich, bronze disk, black ostrich, round bone from India design carved, black ostrich, round bronze disk, black ostrich collar,
Front ¼ black seal fur ribbed with gold oval medium tinsel
Throat: Temminck’s tragopan crest feather with back feather on each side
Wing: Partridge wing feather under Temminck’s tragopan wing feather, under four back feathers, large to small
Crest: orange golden pheasant crest
Collar: Brown wool
Head: black thread
