Sunday, June 25, 2023

Rust and Gold

Rust and Gold

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Oval gold tinsel

Tail - Golden pheasant crest

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Rust yarn

Hackle - Yellow tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Red pine squirrel tail tied low over the body

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute

Keith Fulsher of Eastchester, New York, originated this pattern in 1963. 

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

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