C. Z. Special
Claude Z Westfall
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat silver tinsel and fluorescent green floss
Tail - Fluorescent green over black hackle fibers
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel over floss body only
Body - Rear, black floss; Front, peacock herl
Wing - Dyed fluorescent green gray squirrel tail under peacock sword fibers
Collar - Fluorescent green hackle
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
