The purpose of the IQ Dawn Series is to cover most variations you can encounter at a salmon river. And hopefully catch a Salmon Salar, king of fish! All flies can easily be made to spey flies - just change the hackle to heron feather instead, in the same color.
IQ Black Dawn details:
A a feast in black and orange
The purpose of the IQ Dawn Series is to cover most variations you can encounter at a salmon river. And hopefully catch a Salmon Salar, king of fish! All flies can easily be made to spey flies - just change the hackle to heron feather instead, in the same color.
Skit fiske!
Ismo
All photos Tomas Yeh
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IQ Thunder Dawn
| Hook | Salmon hook size 2 - 1/0 |
| Thread | Black |
| Tag | Oval gold tinsel and fluorescent orange floss lacquered |
| Tail | Hot orange hackle |
| Butt | Fluorescent red floss |
| Body | Rear half; black floss, front half black crystal seal |
| Ribbing | Oval gold tinsel |
| Hackle | Orange heron or soft long cocks hackle over front half only |
| Throat | Blue guinea fowl |
| Wing | 1. deep blue hackle set back to back. 2. Two pearl flash set one on each side. 3. 1/3 golden brown fox or raccoon body hair, 2/3 brown fox |
| Head | Black with a stripe of fluorescent orange floss |
IQ Yellow Dawn
| Hook | Salmon hook size 2 - 1/0 |
| Thread | Black |
| Tag | Oval silver tinsel |
| Tail | Yellow, green and yellow hackle set on top of each other |
| Butt | Fluorescent red floss |
| Body | Rear half, Flat silver tinsel, front half yellow crystal seal |
| Ribbing | Oval silver tinsel |
| Hackle | Yellow hackle |
| Throat | Yellow hackle extending to hook point |
| Wing | 1. Yellow hackle set back to back 2. Two pearl flash set one on each side 3. 1/3 golden brown fox or raccoon body hair and 2/3 brown fox |
| Head | Red with a stripe of fluorescent red floss |
IQ Red Dawn
| Hook | Salmon hook size 2 - 1/0 |
| Thread | Black |
| Tag | Oval gold tinsel lacquered |
| Tail | Red, fire orange and red hackle set on top of each other |
| Butt | Fluorescent orange floss |
| Body | Rear half flat gold tinsel, front half red crystal seal |
| Ribbing | Oval gold and fluorescent orange floss |
| Hackle | Black hackle over front half only |
| Throat | Red hackle extending to hook point |
| Wing | 1. Fire orange hackle set back to back 2. Two pearl flash set one on each side 3. 1/3 white fox, 1/3 golden brown fox or raccoon body hair and 1/3 black fox |
| Head | Black with a stripe of fluorescent orange floss |
IQ Green Dawn
| Hook | Salmon hook size 2 - 1/0 |
| Thread | Black |
| Tag | Flat gold tinsel lacquered |
| Tail | Green, orange and green hackle set on top of each other |
| Butt | Fluorescent green floss |
| Body | Rear half; flat gold tinsel, front half; green highlander crystalseal |
| Ribbing | Oval gold tinsel |
| Hackle | Green hackle over front half only |
| Throat | Green hackle extending to hook point |
| Wing | 1. Yellow hackle set back to back. 2. Two pearl flash set one on each side 3. 1/4 white fox, 1/4 golden brown fox or raccoon body hair and 2/4 brown fox. |
| Head | Black with a stripe of fluorescent green floss |
IQ Dawn
| Hook | Salmon hook size 2 - 1/0 |
| Thread | Black |
| Tag | Oval silver tinsel lacquered |
| Tail | Yellow hackle |
| Butt | Fluorescent orange floss |
| Body | Rear half; flat silver tinsel, front half; black and gold crystalsealseal |
| Ribbing | Oval silver and fluorescent green floss |
| Hackle | Black hackle over front half only |
| Throat | Yellow hackle extending to hook point |
| Wing | 1. Hot orange hackle set back to back 2. Two pearl flash set one on each side 3. 1/3 green raccoon body, 2/3 brown fox and a small bunch of golden brown fox or raccoon body hair |
| Head | Black with a stripe of fluorescent orange floss |
IQ Blue Dawn
| Hook | Salmon hook size 2 - 1/0 |
| Thread | Black |
| Tag | Oval silver and blue floss lacquered |
| Tail | Blue, red and blue hackle set on top of each other |
| Butt | Fluorescent red floss |
| Body | Rear half; Flat silver tinsel, front half; Light blue crystal sealseal |
| Ribbing | Oval silver tinsel and red floss |
| Hackle | King fisher blue hackle over front half only |
| Throat | King fisher blue extending to hook point |
| Wing | 1. King fisher blue hackle set back to back 2. Two pearl flash set one on each side 3. 1/3 golden brown fox or raccoon body hair and 2/3 Brown fox |
| Head | Black with a stripe of fluorescent orange floss |
IQ Black Dawn
| Hook | Salmon hook size 2 - 1/0 |
| Thread | Black |
| Tag | Oval gold tinsel lacquered |
| Tail | Fire orange hackle |
| Butt | Fluorescent orange floss |
| Body | Rear half; flat gold tinsel, front half; black and gold crystal seal |
| Ribbing | Oval gold tinsel and flour orange floss |
| Hackle | Black hackle over front half only |
| Throat | Black heron or soft cocks hackle extending beyond hook bend |
| Wing | 1. Fire orange hackle set back to back 2. Two red flash set one on each side 3. Golden brown fox or raccoon body hair |
| Head | Black with a stripe of fluorescent orange floss |
Contact
Stationsvägen 2 B
S - 430 63 Hindås
Sweden
Phone: +46 - (0)301 - 109 77
Fax: +46 - (0)301 - 102 07
E-Mail: ismo.saastamoinen@swipnet.se
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Frank, I don't re
Frank,
I don't remember featuring any other featherwing from Ismo than the Zeb Macahan, which is found here.
Martin
I have read global f
I have read global flyfisher for quite sometime. I seem to remember an earlier Ismo dawn article that was a featherwing. Would it be possible to bring it back? I'm sure that newer visitors to global flyfisher would love to see it.
my compliments to Ismo for all is beautiful patterns.