Thursday, November 6, 2025

Firefly


Firefly 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Fluorescent fire orange

Tail - Fluorescent fire orange hackle barbs

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Fluorescent orange chenille

Hackle - Fluorescent fire orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Sparse white bucktail tied over the body, with an overwing of white marabou

Topping - Small bunch of pearl Flashabou Accent

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute

Author's Note

Bill Yonge of Vancouver, British Columbia, umbia, originated this pattern.

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

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