Sunday, April 26, 2026

Buttercup

Buttercup

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Red or black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel & orange uni stretch

Tail - Golden pheasant crest and golden pheasant tippet

Butt - Black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Buttercup yellow floss

Throat - Yellow hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed green squirrel tail

Head - Black, red or both

Author's Note

Robert W. Baker of Bathurt, New Brunswick, originated this pattern.

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

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