The Champion
Classic Salmon Fly
Tied By Rich LaMonte
Hook: Byron Bjerke Harrison Bartleet 4/0
Thread: Veevus 12/0
Body Parts: tip, tag, tail, butt, rib, body, body hackle, throat, underwing, wings, sides, cheeks, overwing, topping, horns
Materials: Xtra small silver oval tinsel (veevus), Yellow silk floss (lagartun), Golden pheasant Crest veiled by red and light blue turkey tail, Black Ostrich herl, Flat and oval silver tinsel (veevus), One turn light blue silk (mulberry), 3 equil segments of yellow red and black seals fur of, Black saddle hackle, 3 eurasian jay feathers, Barred wood duck, From bottom to top; yellow red and light blue dyed turkey, argus side tail, kori bustard, golden pheasant tail, 2 strips of GP tail and Amherst tail, extending back to thw wing, then teal, 2 kingfisher rump feathers on each side, Also called the roof (bronze mallard), Golden pheasant crest, Blue and gold macaw tail
Notes:
This is a pattern found in George Kelsons book; The Salmon Fly. Also found in the book; The Essential Kelson.