Pete, here's some specific advice: What you want is Pretty & Practical Salmon Flies by Dick Talleur.
And, when you are ready to tackle the full range of salmon patterns, my Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies (very little tying instruction) will keep you busy for a few years. Cheers, Paul http://www.galesendpress.com -- Paul Marriner Outdoor Writing & Photography. Member OWAA & OWC. Author of Stillwater Fly Fishing: Tools & Tactics (Print [NEW] & CD), Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies, Miramichi River Journal, Ausable River Journal, and Atlantic Salmon.
