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Candlestick Maker

Salmon/Steelhead · Salmon · Steelhead · Intermediate · 1 version

Classic Recipe

  • Hook Blind-eye or up-eye classic salmon fly hook, 1/0-6
  • Thread Black 8/0

Materials

  • Tag Fine oval silver tinsel (as needed)
  • Tail Ibis and summer duck (1 slip each)
  • Body Three turns of black silk followed by black seal's fur (full shank)
  • Rib Silver tinsel (5-6 turns)
  • Hackle Dark fiery-brown from the seal's fur, palmered (1)
  • Wing Double jungle cock and two toppings (2 jungle + 2 toppings)
  • Head Black wool (small)

How to tie it

  1. Wrap a tag of fine oval silver tinsel over the barb, then tie in a slip of scarlet ibis and summer duck for the tail.
  2. Wind three turns of black silk, then spin and wrap black seal's fur for the rest of the body; rib with silver tinsel in evenly spaced turns.
  3. Palmer a dark fiery-brown hackle over the seal's fur portion, one turn behind each rib.
  4. Set two matched jungle cock feathers back to back as the wing and arch two golden toppings over the top.
  5. Form a small black wool head and whip finish.

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