Modern salmon fly
Medium
atlantic salmon (sea run)
steelhead (sea run)
Hook | Size 4 traditional heavy wire salmon hook, like TMC7999 |
Thread | Danville 6/0 waxed, black |
Tag | Oval Silver Tinsel |
Tip | Orange Floss |
Tail | Golden Pheasant Crest veiled by Indian Crow sub (or red hackle) |
Butt | Black Ostrich |
Rib | Fine Oval SilverTinsel |
Body | Embossed Silver Tinsel |
Hackle | Bright Yellow palmered from third rib |
Wing | Very Pale Tan Bucktail or similar |
Collar | Bright Orange Hackle, long |
Cheeks | Jungle Cock |