FLY
Classic Salmon Fly
Spirit Fly #12
Tied by Rich LaMonte
Spirit Fly #12 recipe
| Hook | Byron Bjerke, William Bartlett size 7/0 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Veevus 12/0 Black |
| Body | Rear section; yellow Mohair wrapped in vintage gold oval tinsel with yellow rooster saddle. front section; puce silk floss ribbed with gold embossed tinsel, vintage silver twist and wine colored rooster saddle hackle. Theoat is yellow schlappin hackle |
| Tail | Golden pheasant crest, veiled with amgold rump |
| Butt | Black Ostrich Herl |
| Tag | Vintage gold twist, blue silk followed by orange silk |
| Wing | Scarlett Macaw shoulder (orange with blue green tips, sprigs of Argus Pheasant center tail, golden pheasant center tail, peacock wing, red macaw tail, blue and gold macaw tail |
| Horns | Blue and Gold Macaw tail |
| Head | Black Berlin Wool |
About this fly
Note the tail veiling is supposed to be a tuft of GP spear. I felt the amgold rump was better suited. The throat is supposed to be yellow Macaw, I subbed in Schlappin since I did not have the macaw needed. You can find this pattern in William Blackers book "The Art of Fly Making and Dying of Colors"
What the Spirit Fly #12 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.
