Classic Salmon Fly
The Wild Irishman
Tied by Rich LaMonte
The Wild Irishman recipe
| Hook | 3/0 Lars Møller rework |
|---|---|
| Thread | Semperfli nanosilk 20D |
| Tip | Fine oval silver tinsel |
| Tag | Yellow silk floss 54 Dean's street |
| Tail | Golden pheasant creat |
| Rib | Flat gold tinsel and medium silver oval tinsel |
| Body | Equil segments of yellow, orange and claret seals fur |
| Hackle | Claret hackle from claret seals fur |
| Throat | Light blue hackle |
| Underwing | Golden pheasant tail and tippet In strands |
| Wing | Mixed: kori bustard, red macaw tail, red tailed black cockatoo, pintail, bronze mallard |
| Cheeks | Cotinga |
| Topping | Golden pheasant crest |
| Horns | Blue and gold macaw |
| Head | Black wool |
What the The Wild Irishman imitates
- Fancy / attractor (imitates nothing specific)
Tied for: 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.









