FLY
Classic Salmon Fly
Kate
Tied by Rich LaMonte
Kate recipe
| Hook | Byron Bjerke Harrison Bartleet 4/0 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Veevus 12/0 white |
| Tip | Xtra small oval tinsel (veevus) |
| Tag | Yellow silk floss (kyoto) |
| Tail | Golden pheasant crest veiled by kingfisher |
| Butt | Black Ostrich herl |
| Body | One turn red silk floss, the rest red seals fur (feathersmc) |
| Rib | Flat silver tinsel and medium oval silver tinsel (veevus) |
| Body Hackle | Dyed red saddle hackle (feathersmc) |
| Throat | Yellow saddle hackle (feathersmc) |
| Underwing | Golden pheasant tippets |
| Wings | Alternating strips of kori bustard, red and yellow dyed turkey and amgold tsil on top |
| Sides | Jungle cock |
| Overwing | "Roof" bronze mallard |
| Topping | Golden pheasant crest |
| Horns | Blue and gold macaw tail fibers |
About this fly
This is an artistic version of TE Pryce-Tannets fly from his book; How to Dress Salmon Flies.
What the Kate imitates
- Fancy / attractor (imitates nothing specific)
Tied for: Salmon (general)
Where the Kate came from
- Originated by Mrs. Courtney (née Kate Daly), Ireland (Killarney). Kelson's heading credits Mrs. Courtney; calls it one of the best flies on the Tyne. Book ads note her patterns.Source: Kelson, The Salmon Fly (1895), p.176
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
