Sunday, March 31, 2024

Hot Orange I & II

Hot Orange I 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Lower half, flat gold tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Black floss

Hackle - Hot orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body

Hot Orange II 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Fluorescent red

Tip - Oval silver tinsel

Tag - Short strand of fluorescent orange yarn

Body - Dubbed with fluorescent orange lamb's wool

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

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

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