Ally’s Cascade salmon fly pattern has caught thousands of fish in recent years and has become one of the most successful flies for Atlantic salmon. Fishing one the many Famous Russian Salmon river it is a “Must” to have in the “ammunition” box. I believe that we have a Cascade fly behind more than 50 percent of our yearly catches in Grand Varzuga, Ponoi and Umba.
Cascade has accounted for many Atlantic salmon, sea trout. It can produce fish in almost any conditions and at any time of year. In the summer tiny flies tied on size 12 hooks or even smaller doubles or trebles will take fish in the lowest water. When the water is higher or colder larger sizes or single, double up to size 2. For really high and cold water tube fly versions tied on plastic, aluminum or brass tubes are successful from the earliest days of spring and again for very late autumn fishing.
The Cascade
Tail: hot orange & yellow bucktail with clear Krystal hair.
Body: half silver and half black floss silk with medium oval tinsel rib.
Wing: silver Krystal Hair and black squirrel.
Collar hackles: yellow & hot orange.
Head: black thread or varnish