Foxfire
Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Dyed black squirrel tail tied short, with a very sparse bunch of fluorescent orange hackle barbs tied on top
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black floss
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body, with an overwing of peacock sword feather barbs
Hackle - Fluorescent orange tied on as a collar and tied back
Claude Westfall of Orono, Maine, originated this pattern in 1984
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
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