Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Gold Mongrel (Var)

Gold Mongrel (Var)

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Lower half, oval gold tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Brown hackle barbs 

Butt - Peacock herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat gold tinsel

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

Wing - Dyed gold gray squirrel tied low over the body*

Topping - Strands of gold Flashabou Accent

*I used dyed yellow gray squirrel tail

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