FLY
Classic Salmon Fly, Salmon Fly, Salmon Fly (Artistic)
Evening Star
Tied by Arthur Heffernan
Evening Star recipe
| Hook | Reworked 3/0 Mustad 3366 |
|---|---|
| Thread | 6/0 Danville Flymaster white and black |
| Tip | Silver Twist |
| Tag | Topping coloured silk |
| Body | 4 sections first 3 silver tinsel, last one light blue silk with silver oval rib. All sections veiled with a pair of Jungle Cock top and bottom. |
| Wing | 4 lady Amherst Tippets, Summer Duck, Indian Crow (sub) with a topping over |
| Horns | Red Macaw |
About this fly
Try to gently taper the length of the JC nails, I used a lower quality cape for the top as the nails are hidden by the wing.
What the Evening Star imitates
- Salmon / steelhead classic wet (floss, tinsel, hackle)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
