Sunday, November 19, 2023

Bucktail Doctor

Bucktail Doctor 

Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool

Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Natural brown bucktail tied low over the body

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Black Maria

Black Maria 

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear half, yellow floss; the front half, black floss

Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Black bucktail tied low over the body

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Black Heron



Black Heron 

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Peacock herl. Reverse wrapped with fine silver wire

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson