Nation's Fancy

Nation's Fancy

Tail - 15 golden pheasant tippet fibers

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear third silver floss, black floss for the balance 

Hackle - Guinea behind wing on # 6 hooks, badger ahead of the wing on # 4 hooks

Wing - Mallard flank enclosing a few golden pheasant tippet fibers

Steelhead Fly Fishing and Tying - Trey Combes

Nation's Fancy

Thread - Red or black

Body - Silver tinsel

Rib - Oval silver tinsel (front 2/3 of body only)

Hackle - Guinea

Inner wing - Golden pheasant tippet fibers

Outer wing - Mallard flank

Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Light and Humphrey

Nation's Fancy 

Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 4-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear third, flat silver tinsel; the front two-thirds, thirds, dubbed with black lamb's wool 

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

Wings - Golden pheasant tippet barbs tied over the body, with barred teal sections tented over the top. (Gray squirrel may be substituted). 

Head - Black

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

Nation's Fancy 

Hooks - AC80500BL, AC80501BL, TMC7999, or DA12441, sizes 4-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear third, flat silver tinsel; the front two-thirds, thirds, dubbed with #1 black lamb's wool 

Wings - Golden pheasant tippet barbs tied over the body, with barred teal sections tied in on the sides

Hackle - Badger tied on as a collar and tied back

Head - Black

Fish Flies Volume Two - Terry Hellekson