Wednesday, October 8, 2025

X-Long

X-Long

Hooks - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Fluorescent green yarn

Rear Body - Orange chenille

Center Wing - Dyed red gray squirrel tail tied short over the body

Front Body - Red chenille

Hackle - Dyed red guinea fowl tied on as a collar and tied back

Author's Note

I originated this pattern and named it after my good friend, Ned Long, of North Shore, Lake Tahoe, California.

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

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