FLY
Classic Salmon Fly
Purple Emporer
Tied by Rich LaMonte
Purple Emporer recipe
| Hook | Cosimo Raia |
|---|---|
| Thread | Veevus 12/0 black |
| Tip | Small oval silver tinsel (veevus) |
| Tag | Yellow silk floss (kyoto) |
| Tail | Barred wood duck married with blue and gold macaw tail and red turkey tail |
| Butt | Black Ostrich herl |
| Hackle | Badger saddle |
| Rib | Gold oval tinsel (veevus) |
| Body | Large silver oval tinsel (veevus) |
| Throat | Yellow saddle hackle (feathersmc) |
| Underwing | Jungle cock |
| Wing | Amgols and yellow dyed turkey tail |
| Sides | Strips of red turkey tail married with teal flank |
| Topping | Golden pheasant crest |
| Head | Black |
About this fly
Another classic fly from Kelsons book; The Salmon Fly. Beautiful and elegant. It's always a pleasure to dress.
What the Purple Emporer imitates
- Fancy / attractor (imitates nothing specific)
Tied for: Atlantic Salmon, Salmon (general)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
