Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Lady Amherst

Lady Amherst

Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10

Thread - Black

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

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body

Cheeks - Dyed kingfisher blue hen hackle tip tied in at each side

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

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