Saturday, December 6, 2025

Professor

Professor

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Flat gold tinsel

Tail - Amherst pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Flat gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with yellow lamb's wool

Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied over the body

Author's Note

This is a steelhead variation of an old Scottish wet-fly pattern that dates back to about 1830.

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

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