Candlefish Bucktail
(As dressed by Roy A. Patrick)
Head: Black, usually with white painted eye and black pupil
Body: Medium flat silver tinsel. (If no ribbing is used, embossed tinsel is preferable.)
Ribbing: Medium oval silver tinsel (optional)
Wing: A very small bunch of white polar bear hair, over which is a very small bunch of pale green(*) polar bear hair, over which is a very small bunch of pale blue(*) polar bear hair. These three bunches make up the lower third of the wing. The middle third is a small bunch of medium red polar bear hair. Over this is a very small bunch of pale blue polar bear hair, over which is a very small bunch of pale green polar bear hair. As an optional topping a very small bunch of French blue (or violet) polar bear hair may be added. If this topping is not added, the two colors marked with an asterisk may also be eliminated. All the colors of hair are of the same length, extending well beyond the end of the hook.
Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing - Joseph Bates
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