Ches's Black Fly
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Flat silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Cream hackle barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Black moose hair tied thick and flared over the body
Author's Note
Ches Traverse of Corner Brook, Newfoundland, originated this pattern in 1970.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry
Hellekson
