#145 - Black Beauty

Tied by: Monte Smith
Originated by: Jim Deren
Source: Forgotten Flies, Schmookler & Sils (1999),
Rare and Unusual Fly Tying Materials Volume 2, Schmookler & Sils (1997)

Hook: Mustad-Chestertown #3298, #8 (modified hook)
Eye: Silk gut
Tail: Red schlappen
Body: Green tinsel
Throat: Red schlappen
Wing: Four black hackles
Cheeks: Jungle cock
Head: Black

Notes: I really can't get enough of the flies Monte tied on the Mustad-Chestertown #3298 hooks. This pattern is found in Schmookler & Sils books, and I can say that I much prefer Monte's take on the streamer. Not to take away from Marcelo Morales' beautifully tied fly that appears in both Forgotten Flies and Rare and Unusual Fly Tying Materials Volume 2, I just really like how that hook looks.