FLY
Classic Salmon Fly, Salmon Fly (Artistic)
Lady Amherst
Tied by Arthur Heffernan
Lady Amherst recipe
| Hook | 3/0 blind eye reworked from Mustad 3366 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Dannville Flymaster 3/0 white and black |
| Tip | Silver twist |
| Tag | Yellow floss |
| Tail | Golden pheasant crest and teal |
| Body | Large silver timsel(lagartun) |
| Rib | Large silver twist(lagartun) |
| Body Hackle | Badger |
| Throat | Teal |
| Wing | 4 each Jungle Cock and Lady Amherst pheasant |
| Topping | Golden pheasant |
| Cheeks | Kingfisher |
| Head | Ostrich herl |
About this fly
Created to fish Altantic Salmon in Quebec Canada in 1925, still fished to this day.
What the Lady Amherst 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.
