Fool’s Gold
Salmon/ Steelhead Fly
Tied By Darrell Olson
Hook: Ahrex HR412 Low Water Single, Size 6
Thread: 140 White Denier
Body Parts: tip, tail, butt, rib, body, wing, throat, head, cheeks
Materials: Small Gold Tinsel, Red Golden Pheasant Crest, Peacock Herl, Large Gold Oval Tinsel, Medium Gold Tinsel, Brown Bucktail, Brown Hackle, 70 Denier in Black, Starling Feathers
Notes:
Mike Kennedy is a pioneering Pacific Northwest steelhead fly fisher and fly tier; who was considered the expert’s expert. The Fool’s Gold is one of his many steelhead patterns that he created. In my variation of the Fool’s Gold, I will be substituting the Jungle Cock Cheeks using Starling Cheeks.
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