Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Hudson


Hudson

Tail - Green quill sections

Tail-tag - Orange floss

Ribbing - Gold tinsel

Body - Dark brown, almost black wool

Hackle - Orange

Wing - Light brown mottled turkey

From Don Bastian Notes

Examination of the Trout color plate painting reveals a tail-tag as a short orange stub of floss topping the quill section tail. J. Edson Leonard, author of the book, Flies, correctly designates this component application, usually of floss or wool, as a tail-tag. A tag is always at the end of the body, underneath the tail, and a tip is at the end of the body, encircling (in front of) the tail. 

Trout - Ray Bergman

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