Dave’s Mistake
Steelhead
David McNeese, 1987
Tag - Silver flat
tinsel
Tail - Purple hackle
fibers or purple-dyed golden pheasant crest, topped with fruit crow
Rib - Silver oval
tinsel
Body - Red dubbing
Hackle - Purple
Wing - White polar
bear hair or bucktail
Cheeks - Jungle cock
Note: Substitutes for
the rare and expensive fruit crow (aka Indian fruit crow) include white
feathers from the neck of a ringneck pheasant dyed a pale tan-yellow and then
tip-dyed with bright red; these are troublesome to create and require expertise
in dying feathers. Much simpler is to simply use a small red feather, including
those taken from a dyed-red hen’s neck.
Classic Steelhead Flies
– John Shewey
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