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The Bush Doctor
An original pattern by Ard Stetts
| Name |
The Bush Doctor |
| Category |
Pacific Salmon |
| Hook |
Single or double salmon tiers choice |
| Thread |
Materials are bound using 08 black uni thread, switching to 05 scarlet silk to finish head |
| Tag |
Three or four turns of narrow silver tinsel |
| Tip |
Wound with silver doctor blue floss |
| Tail |
A short upswept golden pheasant crest feather |
| Butt |
Dyed red ostrich herl |
| Body |
Wide silver tinsel |
| Ribbing |
Oval silver tinsel |
| Throat |
A collar of silver doctor blue saddle hackle tied down to form the beard. This
can be left as a collar if you prefer |
| Wing |
A nice bunch of stacked silver fox body hair |
| Cheek |
Jungle cock eye |
| Head |
Finished with scarlet silk and when lacquered will exhibit a wonderful garnet like appearance |
The Bush Doctor was designed and tied by Salmonfly.Net Contributing Fly Tyer
and author, Ard Stetts. You can see more of Ard's flies at The Flies of Ard Stetts.
See his notes about this fly below.
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