Golden Pheasant
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss
Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wings - Pair of golden pheasant tippet feathers tied on edge over the body
Originator is unknown, but this pattern emerged during the 1920s and was popular on the Eel, Mad, and Rogue rivers for a number of years.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Flat Car
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Black hackle barbs
Butt - Dubbed with fluorescent green lamb's wool
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Black chenille
Wing - Six strands each pearl and black Flashabou Accent, then black marabou
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back
Randall Kaufmann of Portland, Oregon, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Critter
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Yellow marabou, with a few strands of pearl Flashabou Accent tied on top
*Ribbing - Gold wire
Shellback - Peacock herl
Hackle - Yellow tied palmer-style over the body
Body - Orange chenille
*Book recipe did not specify a rib, but I added it for durability.
Jeffrey Yax of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, originated this pattern.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
