Black Paradise
Hooks - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Lower half, oval gold tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent orange floss
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel wrapped over both butt and body
Butt - Blue floss
Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool
Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back and down; then a small bunch of guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body
Cheeks - Dyed kingfisher blue hen hackle tip tied in at each side
Charles DeFeo of New York City originated this pattern. DeFeo created literally hundreds of Atlantic salmon fly patterns, and some believe that he laid the foundation for our contemporary hair-wing patterns.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
