The Major

The Major

Classic Salmon Fly

Tied By Rich LaMonte

Hook: Byron Bjerke, William Bartlett size 7/0

Thread: Veevus 12/0 Black

Materials-

tip: Veevus silver Small oval tinsel

tag: Red Japanese silk

tail: Golden Pheasant crest

rib: Lagartun flat silver tinsel, gold twist made from veevus medium oval gold tinsel

body: Blue seals fur,, followed by orange seals fur, then claret seals fur then dark blue seals fur

hackle: Claret cock saddle hackle

throat: Kori bustard

underwing: Golden Pheasant tippet

wing: ClRet cock hackle, married sections of argus center tail and kori bustard, and the underwimg of a snipe

topping: 2 golden pheasant crests

collar: Yellow schlappin hackle

head: Black ostrich herl

cheeks: Kingfisher

Notes:

 

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