#289 - Curry's Red Streamer

#289 Curry's Red Streamer - Davie McPhail

Tied by: Davie McPhail
Originated by: Davie McPhail

Hook: Partridge CS15 #2
Thread: black 6/0
Tag: Silver flat braid
Body: Chinese red UNI-wool
Rib: Silver flat braid
Belly: White bucktail
Wing: 2 badger hackles flanked by long jungle cock nails
Collar: Red hackle
Throat: Golden pheasant crest
Cheek: Long red golden pheasant body feather then lemon wood duck flank
Topping: White peacock herl dyed red
Eye: Jungle cock dyed yellow
Head: Chinese Red wool then black thread

Notes: In the 1930's an angler named Pat Curry developed a pattern that would go on to become the grand daddy of Irish shrimp flies. The original pattern included a strip of red swan tied in as a veiling that is now rarely seen. Davie included this element of the original using a white peacock dyed red. You can also see all the other elements of the original throughout Davie's adaptation and a couple extra materials tied in for style.