Ard Stetts Flies

Name	The Cross Fitch
Category	Pacific Salmon
Hook	Single salmon
Thread	Black
Tag	Four or more turns of the French braid or twist type tinsel. Although hard to get to lie flat to the hook this was my choice
Tip	Golden yellow floss
Tail	An upswept golden pheasant crest feather
Butt	Black ostrich herl
Body	Black single strand floss
Ribbing	Two pieces of embossed French tinsel tied in opposing angles and wound forward in opposite rotations creating a crisscross effect
Throat	Guinea fowl body feather dyed golden yellow
Wing	Fitch tail hair; The Fitch is a member of the Ferret and weasel family, you can substitute here if need be
Cheek	The very tips of a pair of small golden pheasant tippets
Topping	Optional, Golden pheasant crest
Head	Built up then lacquered black tying thread

The Cross Fitch 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.

Ard's Notes: The Fitch Tail is an old hair wing Atlantic Salmon fly. This pattern is an original creation by Ard Stetts. In thinking on renditions for black and brown Pacific salmon flies I often rely on materials that have proven themselves to be effective when used in other fly patterns. In this application I used a classic approach and added my own cross winding of the ribbing to produce a fly that I found to be interesting to the eye of both the creator and the fish.

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