Ed Gallop, Jr.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Ed Gallop, Jr. hopes to move back out west someday but in the meantime resides in Virginia. He prefers coldwater trout fishing but also enjoys lakes and saltwater fishing in coastal VA and NC. He also loves backpacking and camping, especially if near remote trout waters.
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Russian River (Alaska) Salmon Fly
Hook:
#4 salmon hook.
Thread: Not sure.
Body: Mixture of white and black yarn.
Wing: Mixture of black, white, and yellow deer buck tail.
Head: Thread (piled on loosely).
Note by Ed Gallop, Sr.: Ed tied his first fly in about 1980,
at the age of 5 or 6. I wasn't aware that he was watching me tie some
Russian River salmon flies until he asked if he could tie one. I sat him
in my lap, put a hook in the vise, and without any help or advice he tied the
fly pictured.
He was very
proud of that fly and so was I.
Pictured at below is Ed in his favorite environment... a wild trout river. His dad took these pictures one foggy morning on the Smith River in Virginia.
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Tier: Ed Gallop, Jr.
Hook:
Wet.
Thread: Brown 6/0.
Tail: Reddish brown hackle with Flashabou.
Body: Brown chenille.
Legs: Reddish brown hackle palmered and trimmed.
This fly could
pass for a shrimp as well as a crawdad. Actually, I thought of calling it
Bubba Gump's Shrimp, but decided Crawdad was more appropriate.
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Tier: Ed Gallop, Jr.
Hook:
Streamer.
Thread: Black 6/0.
Tail:
White saddle hackle tips with gold Krystal flash.
Body: Flat silver tinsel.
Throat: Red Bucktail, tied short.
Underwing and Sides: White bucktail.
Wing: Blue bucktail.
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Tier: Ed Gallop, Jr.
Hook:
Of choice.
Thread: Brown 6/0.
Tail: Reddish brown hackle tips with flashabou.
Body: Brown and natural deer body hair stacked and trimmed
as shown.
Note: This fly can represent a caddis or terrestrial.
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Tier: Ed Gallop, Jr.
Hook:
Wet
Thread: 6/0.
Body: Cream dubbing.
Note: This very simple fly has probably produced more fish than any other in my box. Easy and effective should be it's name.
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Tier: Ed Gallop, Jr.
Hook:
Dry.
Thread: Cream 6/0.
Tail: Cream moose hair.
Body: Cream Foam.
Thorax: Cream dubbing.
Wing:
Cream hackle.
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