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| Name | Jock Scott |
| Category |
Classic
Atlantic Salmon |
| Hook |
Gaelic Supreme, Harrison Bartleet. 4/0 |
| Tip |
X-fine oval, silver tinsel |
| Tag |
Yellow floss |
| Tail |
Golden pheasant crest and Indian crow sub |
| Butt |
Black ostrich herl |
| Rib |
Fine oval, silver tinsel over yellow floss; fine oval, silver and medium flat silver tinsel over black |
| Body |
½ bright yellow floss veiled by cock-of-the-rock* top and bottom; black ostrich herl as butt; ½ black floss |
| Hackle |
Black over black floss |
| Throat |
Guinea |
| Wing |
White tipped turkey set low as underwing; peacock primary wing set along the top of the turkey; yellow, red and blue dyed turkey tail; speckled bustard, florican bustard** and golden pheasant center tail |
| Roofing |
Bronze mallard |
| Shoulder |
Barred woodduck and teal flank, covered by jungle cock eye |
| Cheek |
Blue chatterer sub |
| Topping |
2 golden pheasant crests |
| Horns |
Blue and gold macaw |
| Head |
Black |
*Unmarked golden pheasant
tippet substituted
**Amherst
pheasant center tail as substitute
***Peacock sword strands omitted
from wing
Jock Scott was tied by
Contributing Fly Tyer John Wood. Take a look at his
contributor page, The Flies of John
Wood, to see many more of his flies.
John's Notes:
Originated by John Scott around 1850 the Jock Scott is one of the standards of full dress Atlantic salmon flies. This copy is tied based on the dressing from
Building Classic Salmon Flies © 2004 by Ron Alcott.
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