FLY
Salmon Fly
The Garibaldi
Tied by Brent Jones
The Garibaldi recipe
| Hook | Daiichi 2051 size 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Veevus 30 denier GSP |
| Tag | Small Uni-French Silver Oval Tinsel & Uni Floss Lemon |
| Tail | Golden Pheasant Crest |
| Butt | Green Peacock Herl |
| Body | Back 1/3 Uni Floss Rust Orange |
| Back Rib | 3 tight turns of small Uni-French Oval Tinsel |
| Hackle | Yellowish Olive Over the back 1/3 |
| Butt Joint | Green Peacock Herl |
| Middle Body | Coats & Clark’s silk #239 unraveled with 2 strands used |
| Middle Rib | 3 turns of Uni-French small oval tinsel |
| Hackle | Wine colored hen |
| Butt Joint | Green Peacock Herl |
| Front Body | Coats & Clark’s silk #239 unraveled with 2 strands used |
| Front Rib | 3 turns of Uni-French small silver oval tinsel |
| Front Hackle | Wine colored hen |
| Shoulder | Blue Jay or substitute |
| Underwing | 2 Golden Pheasant Tippets |
| Wing | Slips of Brown Turkey |
| Topping | Golden Pheasant Crest |
| Horns | Scarlet Macaw |
| Head | Green Peacock Herl |
About this fly
The original pattern is attributed to William Doherty and his son as per the writing of Francis Francis. This fly was designed to fish the River Bann in Ireland or believed to be. Date of this pattern is circa 1850.
What the The Garibaldi 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.
