Orange Sunshine Streamer Pattern(s)submitted By Lindsey Grandison - Smelt Pattern Feature - Global FlyFisher

Orange Sunshine Streamer Pattern(s)submitted By Lindsey Grandison - Smelt Pattern Feature

ORANGE SUNSHINE
Submitted By Lindsey Grandison

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ORANGE SUNSHINE

HEAD	orange tying thread
BODY	flat gold tinsel
RIB	fine oval gold tinsel
THROAT	beneath the shank are a few strand of white bucktail the length of hook, beneath this are a few strand of yellow bucktail shorter in length
UNDERWING	two strands of peacock herl
WING	each wing is constructed of an orange and a wide grizzly saddle hackle (from inner to outer wing surface)
SHOULDER	wooduck or mandarin duck breast feather
CHEEKS	jungle cock
COMMENT	Recommended as an excellent fall pattern.

Originator and Pattern Source: Originated by Tom Fawcett of Bristol, Connecticut. “Smelt Fly Patterns” by Donald A. Wilson. Frank Amato Publications, Inc., Portland Oregon, 1996

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