Tying A Salmon Dry Fly
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Dry fly fishing for Atlantic Salmon can produce large salmon. Dry flies work when the water is clear, usually low water. The Bomber is without question the most popular dry fly. Made from clipped deer hair, they float persistently.However, when the water becomes cold, 42 degrees or less, this dry fly has very little effect on the salmon at that temperature.
Bombers were developed in the 1960s for use on New Brunswick River and popularized by the late Reverend Elmer Smith. The usual practice is to fish Bombers dry (dead drift) or dragging (with a fast skittering motion).

Here are the steps for tying a dry salmon fly, the bomber.

Tying a bomber.

Tie on the tail and wing as shown.	Stand up and divide wings. Then tie on a bunch of deer hair and spin it.
Tie and spin deer hair as many times as needed.	Shape the body as shown.Attach the thread slightly short of the end of the body and attach one or two hackles, tie off and trim.

Wrap the hackles forward fairly close being sure to work the hackles into the body well. Tie off and finish as shown.