Iris Lullaby

Iris Lullaby

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Lower half, flat silver tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent orange floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Butt - Red yarn

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body - Rear half, fluorescent green floss; the front half, peacock herl

Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Red pine squirrel tail tied low over the body or substitute

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute

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

Tranquilizer

Tranquilizer

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Dyed yellow hackle fibers

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Purple uni-yarn

Hackle - Claret

Wing - Gray squirrel tail

Author's Note

Mike Kennedy of Lake Oswego, Oregon, popularized this pattern and some have given him credit as the originator. Others say he just liked the fly and let everyone know how effective it was.

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