Gull Haugur

Gull Haugur - Icelandic salmon fly

Gull Haugur

Gull Haugur translates to “Golden Haugur,” named simply for its gold hook — but that detail gives the fly a completely different presence in the water. It is a highly effective pattern in all conditions and a must-have in any fly box.

Materials

  • Hook: Any gold hook
  • Thread: Fire orange
  • Body: Pearl floss
  • Hackle / Throat: Kingfisher blue hen
  • Wing: Black Arctic runner or black silver fox with two strands of electric blue Crystal Flash
  • Head: Fire orange
  • Inventor: Sigurður Héðinn (Siggi Haugur)
“In Iceland, the right fly can mean everything.”
— Siggi Haugur

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