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Skirrow's Fancy

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

Classic Recipe

  • Hook Blind-eye or up-eye classic salmon fly hook, 4-10
  • Thread Black 8/0

Materials

  • Tag Silver twist (as needed)
  • Tail Golden pheasant topping and Indian crow (1 + 1)
  • Butt Black herl (few turns)
  • Body Two turns of red seal's fur followed by blue seal's fur (full shank)
  • Rib Silver tinsel (5-6 turns)
  • Hackle Blue hackle from the second turn, palmered (1)
  • Throat Jay (1 collar)
  • Wing Doubled strips of teal (1 pair)

How to tie it

  1. Wrap a tag of silver twist over the barb, then tie in a golden pheasant topping with Indian crow for the tail. Form a black herl butt.
  2. Wind two turns of red seal's fur, then blue seal's fur for the rest of the body; rib with silver tinsel in evenly spaced turns.
  3. Palmer a blue hackle from the second turn, then wind a jay throat as a beard and stroke it down.
  4. Set doubled matched strips of teal low over the body for the wing.
  5. Form a small head and whip finish.

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