FLY
Salmon/ Steelhead Fly
Green Highlander
Tied by Brent Jones
Green Highlander recipe
| Hook | Daiichi salmon Spey 2051 size 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Veevus 30 denier GSP |
| Tip | Uni-French Xtra Small Silver Oval Timsel |
| Tag | Uni-Floss Br. Yellow |
| Tail | 2 Golden Pheasant Crests |
| Tail Toping | Teal |
| Butt | Black Ostrich |
| Rib | Large Silver Twist |
| Body | 1/3 Uni Floss Br. Yellow &fFront 2/3 Wapsi Angora Goat Green AG072 |
| Body Hackle | Whiting White Woolly Bugger Hackle Dyed Green |
| Collar | Ewing Saddle Hackle Yellow |
| Wing | Turkey Tail, Turkey Dyed Green, Turkey Tail, Golden Pheasant Tail |
| Cheeks | Teal Under A Slip Of Barred Wood Duck |
| Overwing | Bronze Mallard |
| Eyes | Jungle Cock Dyed Tri-Color Yellow, Orange & Scarlet |
| Topping | Golden Pheasant Crest |
| Head | 14/0 Griffin Sheer Thread and Solarez Thin |
About this fly
The body hackle dye color is RIT formula called Holy Jolly (2 cups water, 1 1/2 teaspoons aquamarine , 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon, 1/8 teaspoon teal Jungle Cock Eyes were dyed in RIT lemon yellow, the scarlet was added to make an orange for just the eye and then the tip of the eye was dyed in scarlet
What the Green Highlander imitates
- Salmon / steelhead classic wet (floss, tinsel, hackle)
Where the Green Highlander came from
- Described by Francis Francis, River Carron / Ross-shire. Describes it as 'the Highlander' (no 'Green'), saying it is the best fly for the Carron and Ross-shire rivers; dressing from Snowie of Inverness.Source: Francis Francis, A Book on Angling (1867; later ed., archive.org bookonanglingbei00franiala), p.268
- Originated by Grant, Scottish Highlands. Kelson's heading attributes the Green Highlander to Grant; no further detail on who Grant was. / Notes first mention in Francis as 'Highlander'; Kelson later credits a Mr. Grant; colours yellow and green kept through to modern versions.Source: Green Highlander "Fly of the Week #62" - FAOL | Kelson, The Salmon Fly (1895), pp.160-161
Where sources tell it differently, each account is listed with its own source.
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