Brass Hat

Brass Hat

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed yellow calf tail

Body - Brass colored wire

Mid wing - White bucktail

Front Wing - Dyed black over dyed yellow bucktail

Copper wire is an acceptable substitute for brass wire. I used Hot Yellow ultra wire above

Author's Note

Peter J. Schwab originated this and similar patterns between the mid-1920s and mid-1940s 1940s while he was residing in Yreka, California. The wings should be cocked upward 40-50°. The original pattern used brass wire.

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