Modern salmon fly
Medium
atlantic salmon (sea run)
steelhead (sea run)
Hook | Size 4 traditional heavy wire salmon hook, like TMC7999 |
Thread | Danville 6/0 waxed, black |
Tag | Oval Silver Tinsel |
Tip | Fluorescent Orange Floss |
Tail | Golden Pheasant Crest |
Butt | Peacock Herl |
Rib | Oval Silver Tinsel |
Body | Rear two thirds, flat silver tinsel, front third black floss |
Collar | Grizzly Hackle |
Wing | Sparse Golden Pheasant Tippet over which is Gray Squirrel Tail |
Head | Red Tying Thread |