Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Witch

Witch

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with yellow lamb's wool

Hackle = Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body

Witch - Black

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs

 Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool

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

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied over the body

Witch - Orange

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Black hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with orange lamb's wool

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

Wing - Dyed orange fox squirrel tail tied over the body

Witch - Purple 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Purple hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Dubbed with purple lamb's wool

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

Wing - Dyed purple gray squirrel tail tied over the body

Mike Kennedy of Lake Oswego, Oregon, originated the first "Witch" pattern, and fly tiers in southern Oregon created the remaining three patterns.

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