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steelhead · 02-27-2006, 11:54 AM

Hook: Eagle Claw 255 NA (I use an Alec Jackson spey fly hook.)
Thread: Orange
Antennae: Hot orange bucktail
Head: (Short feelers and mouth parts) Fire orange hackle tip
Eyes: Golden pheasant tippet feather with center cut out to form a vee shape.
Carapace: Red golden pheasant breast feather
Body: Hot orange wool
Ribbing: 5 turns oval gold tinsel the length of the body
Hackle: Hot orange, 5 turns the length of the body
Tail & Back: Red golden pheasant breast feather

Enjoy tying this!

02-27-2006, 11:54 AM	#15
steelhead Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North shore Posts: 1,247	Here's the pattern Hook: Eagle Claw 255 NA (I use an Alec Jackson spey fly hook.) Thread: Orange Antennae: Hot orange bucktail Head: (Short feelers and mouth parts) Fire orange hackle tip Eyes: Golden pheasant tippet feather with center cut out to form a vee shape. Carapace: Red golden pheasant breast feather Body: Hot orange wool Ribbing: 5 turns oval gold tinsel the length of the body Hackle: Hot orange, 5 turns the length of the body Tail & Back: Red golden pheasant breast feather Enjoy tying this!