Salmon/Steelhead · Salmon · Steelhead · Intermediate · 1 version
Classic Recipe
Hook Blind-eye or up-eye classic salmon fly hook, 1/0-3
Thread Black 8/0
Materials
Tag Scarlet seal's fur (small)
Body Oval silver tinsel in three equal portions (full shank)
Butts Fiery-brown seal's fur after the first portion, deep blue seal's fur after the second (2)
Throat Doubled magenta and deep blue hackles (1 collar)
Wing Cinnamon turkey tail strips set upright (1 pair)
How to tie it
Form a small tag/butt of scarlet seal's fur at the tail.
Wind the body in three equal portions of oval silver tinsel; after the first portion add a butt of fiery-brown seal's fur, and after the second a butt of deep blue seal's fur.
At the throat wind doubled magenta and deep blue hackles together as a full beard and stroke them down.
Set matched cinnamon turkey tail strips upright as the wing.