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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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