Blackville

Blackville

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tip - Lower half, fine silver wire; the upper half, yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Embossed silver tinsel

Hackle - Orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down; 

then a small bunch of guinea fowl barbs are tied in at the throat

Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body

Author's Note

The original pattern had barred mallard sections for the wings

Bert Miner of Doaktown, New Brunswick, originated this pattern in the 1940s.

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