The "Sarvijaakko" is a very popular fly among Finnish salmon fishermen, fishing in northern Norway or the Kola Peninsula in Russia. Due to it´s popularity it might also be one of the most modified flies Finnish fishermen use, as most of them will have a own version of the fly. I myself have probably caught close to a hundred Atlantic-Salmon with this fly and its different versions.
The original pattern is said to be a crossbreed of the "Uppo-Bomber" fly and a March brown, and was developed by a famous Finnish salmon fisherman Kari "Kalle" Pylvänäinen.
The name "Sarvijaakko" actually means Timberman beetle, but instead of mimicking that, the fly has gotten its name of the two "horns" in it´s tail(Horn in Finnish is "Sarvi" and Jaakko is just a Finnish name)
The recipe for the original fly stands as below:
Hook: Size 10 single salmon
Thread: brown
Tag: Pearl Flashabou
Tail: Brown Nutria + 2 stripped brown grizzly hackles
Ribbing: Fl.green floss and oval gold (side by side)
Body: Hares ear
Hackle: Brown Grizzly cock
Wing: Brown Nutria
Head: Brown thread
My own version of this fly differs from the original by a few small things. Firstly I have left out the stripped hackles, mainly because I don't think they bring any real added value to the fly. The second change I´ve made is that instead of the original green floss in the ribbing, I use Chartreuse yarn. The original fly has a body of Hare´s ear, while I use the soft bottom fur from the Nutria fur used in the tail and wing. The last change I´ve made is that i have switched the brown grizzly hackle to a brown badger one.
My version:
Hook: Size 2-10 (Mustad 3582BR)
Thread: Black/Brown
Tag: Pearl Flashabou
Tail: Brown Nutria
Rib: Chartreuse yarn + Oval gold
Body: Nutria dubbing
Wing: Brown Nutria
Hackle: Brown Badger cock
I hope that you will find this simple little fly, as good as i do, and may it give you as many fine memories as it has given me
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