Lady Amherst
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval silver tinsel; the upper half, yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body
Cheeks - Dyed kingfisher blue hen hackle tip tied in at each side
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Half Stone
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver or gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Rear third, dubbed with yellow lamb's wool; the front two-thirds, dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied low over the body. Select hair from the base of the tail
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Gold Squirrel Tail
Hooks - TMC7999 or DA12441, sizes 4-10
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Flat gold tinsel
Hackle - Blue dun hen hackle barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Strands of gold Flashabou Accent tied over the body, with an overwing of gray squirrel tail
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
