Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Green Plume

Green Plume

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red

Tip - Flat silver tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs

Butt - Insect green ostrich herl or substitute

Body - Fluorescent green floss, with a joint of insect green ostrich herl (or substitute) tied in at the front

Hackle - Grizzly hen hackle barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Dyed green gray squirrel tail tied low over the body

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

Golden Hope

Golden Hope

Hook - Single salmon

Tip - Fine gold wire

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Butt - Fine black chenille

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Fluorescent orange floss

Wing - Red pine squirrel tail tied low over the body

Hackle - Furnace tied on as a collar and tied back

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