FLY
Salmon/ Steelhead Fly
Fool's Gold
Tied by Darrell Olson
Fool's Gold recipe
| Hook | Ahrex HR412 Low Water Single, Size 6 |
|---|---|
| Thread | 140 White Denier |
| Tip | Small Gold Tinsel |
| Tail | Red Golden Pheasant Crest |
| Butt | Peacock Herl |
| Rib | Large Gold Oval Tinsel |
| Body | Medium Gold Tinsel |
| Wing | Brown Bucktail |
| Throat | Brown Hackle |
| Head | 70 Denier in Black |
| Cheeks | Starling Feathers |
About this fly
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.
What the Fool's Gold imitates
- Fancy / attractor (imitates nothing specific)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
