Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Nighthawk



Nighthawk

Tip - Oval silver tinsel and yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest and blue hackle fibers
Butt - Red wool
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Black
Wing - Black squirrel or bucktail
Cheeks - Blue hackle tips or kingfisher


Another Version

Nighthawk 

Tag - Oval silver tinsel and yellow floss
Tail - Crest and chatterer sub (kingfisher)
Butt - Red Antron dubbing (wool sub)
Ribbing - Oval silver
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Wing - Black squirrel tail
Cheek: Jungle cock and chatterer substitute
Throat: Black hackle

Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner 

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