Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Victory


Victory

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - White floss or thread

Tail - Black floss

Body - blue green yellow red yellow green blue floss

Hackle - Red

Wing - Red calf tail

I created this to honor my dad and the numerous veterans who received the WW II Victory Ribbon

My dad was in the Army and his job was to process outgoing military personnel.


WW II Victory Ribbon


Saturday, November 2, 2024

Scoodic Sunrise

Scoodic Sunrise

Variation

Mike Best

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel and Fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rear, Pearl; tinsel; Front, Peacock herl

Hackle - Blue hen tied in before the wing

Wing - Gray fox* and orange krystal flash

Collar - Orange hen

*I used gray squirrel

Scoodic Sunrise

Shrimp

Shrimp

L.A. Lapointe

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - White under floss body; Black head

Tag - Oval gold tinsel and pale yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Pale pink floss

Wing - Silver monkey or gray squirrel, over which is a sparse mixture of black, white and tan calf tail or bucktail

Collar - Yellow hackle in front of which is olive dun hackle

Shrimp

Friday, November 1, 2024

Hazelwood Special

Hazelwood Special
Variant

Austin Hazelwood

Hook - Single salon
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel* and fluorescent green floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Rear; flat silver tinsel. Front; green dubbing
Wing - Gray fox* over golden pheasant tippets
Collar - Yellow hen

*Substituted oval tinsel for flat and gray squirrel for gray fox