Collie Dog

The Collie Dog fly is an old Scottish fly pattern designed in the late 19th century. It was probably one of the first, if not the first hair-wing salmon fly ever, to be deployed on a salmon river.
The Collie Dog was originally designed to be tied on double or single hooks – Today, most are tied on tubes – with or without the silver body. As hair from Collie (Border Collie) can be hard to get, most anglers will settle for quality hair from goats like the Kashmir Goat or Artic runner.

This fly is an absolute winner in Iceland salmon rivers and should be in every fly box in all versions.

Author: George Ross.
Hook: Ahrex HR428 #8
Thread: UNI 8/0 black.
Body: UNI silver flat tinsel.
Head: Black with a finish of varnish in the end.