Feather Merchant
Hooks - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet barbs
Butt - Dubbed with red lamb's wool
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel over peacock only
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle: Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Red calf tail tied over the body
Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute
Author's Note
Ted Trueblood originated this fly in the early I 960s as a tribute to Wayne "Buz" Buszek and his Feather River Trading Company. The gesture proved to be more than that; many fish have since surrendered to it.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Feather Merchant
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Butt - Red uni stretch
Body - Peacock herl
Throat - Orange hackle fibers
Wing - Red calf tail
Steelhead Fly Tying Manual - Tom Light & Neal Humphreys (1979)
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