Iron Sally 12/22/2024 Photo Album

Review my post of 12/11/2023 for additional incite on the iron sally. As mentioned there, it has become a workhorse fly among my arsenal. It combines flash and weight for depth and attraction.

Size 12

It is not an easy fly to tie as a result of the actions taking place in the thorax area, but I persevered. The effort is worthwhile since the finished product is quite pretty. I tie the iron sally in sizes 12 and 14. I suspect fourteens mimic the nymph of yellow sallies, and the twelves imitate golden stonefly nymphs.

Size 14

For whatever reason I did not deplete my supply as in past years. It seems as if I never encountered strong stonefly emergences as was the case in prior summers. I counted my supply and determined that I needed to tie three flies; one size 12 and two size 14’s. I finished them today, and I am pleased with the output.

Materials and Completed Flies