Update June 17, 08): Officially named Splayed Salmonfly (the fly formerly known as The Foam Cross).

Here’s my not too pretty, but (for me) very productive "Foam Cross" (okay, a bit lame, but Dan is the master of name calling making, so until he gives it a better moniker, that’s the name).

(Recipe and Pictures below)

Hook: the size salmonfly you are trying to imitate (in the picture I’m using a Daiichi 1270 #4)
Thread: Orange 3/0
Wing: cream/white Z-lon or Antron (or whatever you can get that provides a fairly stiff wing—the problem I run into is that the longer the wings are, the more they tend to fold back against the body). I have also experimented with craft yarn (sold at craft stores), but it isn’t as crinkly as i like it. The pictures have a creamier and whiter portion to the wings. the cream is the Antron and the white is the craft yarn.
Body: orange 2mm (1/16" or 3/32") craft foam cut to about 3/16" widths
Tail: stacked deer hair
Hackle: grizzly—notice the picture shows the hackle palmered, my bad, but I couldn’t be bothered fixing it (they catch the same number of fish no matter which way the thing is tied)
Head: grizzly hackle

One word of warning: The wings tend to want to flatten against the body. Apply plenty of flotant and false cast a lot to dry the bugger between casts.

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