Gitana

Gitana

Salmon Fly, Salmon Fly (Artistic)

Tied By Arthur Heffernan

Hook: Reworked Mustad 3366

Thread: 6/0 Danville Flymaster white and black

Materials- tip: Gold Twist tag: Red floss tail: 2 toppings veiled with Jungle Cock and KingFisher butt: Black Ostrich body: 1/3 Silver Tinsel, veiled with Indian Crow(sub), butted with ostrich, rest black floss, gold twist, silver tinsel and black hackle throat: Green Macaw wing: Dark blue Macaw, Jungle Cock, 5 tippets, Enamelled Thrush(sub) and 3-4 toppings horns: Red Macaw

Notes:

Be sure to select as thin a feather you can find for the Macaw and try to find some GP tippet with more of a curve.  Be prepared to spend several hours on this one