FLY
Classic Salmon Fly, Salmon Fly, Salmon Fly (Artistic)
Jock Scott (Hale)
Tied by Arthur Heffernan
Jock Scott (Hale) recipe
| Hook | 3/0 Harrison Bartleet by Byron Bjerke |
|---|---|
| Thread | 6/0 flymaster white and black |
| Tag | Silver twist and light yellow floss. |
| Butt | Black ostrich |
| Tail | GP crest and Indian crow(sub) |
| Body | In two equal sections: the first, light yellow floss, ribbed with fine silver tinsel; above and below are placed three or more toucan, according to size of hook, extending slightly beyond the butt, and followed by three or more turns of black herl; the second half black silk, with a natural black hackle down it, and ribbed with silver lace and silver tinsel. |
| Wing | Two strips of black turkey, with white tips below; two strips of bustard and grey mallard, with strands of golden pheasant tail, peacock sword feather, red macaw, and blue and yellow dyed swan over, with two strips of mallard, and a topping |
| Throat | Gallina |
| Sides | Jungle cock |
| Cheeks | King fisher |
| Horns | Blue and gold macaw |
What the Jock Scott (Hale) imitates
- Fancy / attractor (imitates nothing specific)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Orvis & Cheney, Fishing with the Fly (1883), Plate I, No. 3. The photo above is a later tie, not the original.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
