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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