Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Bucktail and Gold


Bucktail and Gold

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Hackle - Kingfisher blue hen hackle barbs tied in at the throat

Wing - Natural brown bucktail tied low over the body

Topping - Strands of blue Flashabou Accent

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

Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever

Hook - Single salmon

Thread – Black

Tail – Ginger hackle fibers

Ribbing – Oval silver tinsel

Body – Cream and red dubbing, mixed

Throat – Ginger hackle fibers

Wing – Black squirrel tail

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

Calf Killer


Calf Killer

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tag - Oval silver tinsel

Tip - Red floss or uni-stretch

Tail - Dyed red pheasant tippets

Butt - Dyed black ostrich herl

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Throat - Dyed red hen hackle fibers

Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail hairs