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Name	Green Highlander
Category	Classic Atlantic Salmon
Tip	Extra fine, oval, silver tinsel
Tag	Yellow floss
Tail	Golden pheasant crest
Tail Veiling	Barred woodduck
Butt	Black ostrich herl
Rib	Fine, oval, silver tinsel
Body	Rear ¼ yellow floss, forward ¾ green seal’s fur (Jay Fair’s seal sub)
Hackle	Green neck hackle over seal’s fur
Throat	Green neck hackle over seal’s fur
Underwing	Matched pair of golden pheasant tippets
Wing	Married strips of yellow, orange and green dyed turkey tail; peacock wing, florican bustard sub, speckled bustard* and golden pheasant tail.
Wing Veiling	Married strips of teal flank and barred woodduck with jungle cock eye.
Wing Roof	Bronze mallard
Wing Topping	Golden pheasant crest
Cheeks	Indian crow substitute
Horns	Blue and yellow macaw (omitted)

* Amherst pheasant tail substituted

Green Highlander 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: The Green Highlander was originated in the late 1800’s. Designed by Major Grant of Great Britain it is believed to be a modified version of the highlander which did not contain green in the pattern. As with most classic, full dressed salmon flies the exact construction varies between tyers and authors due in some part to the use of fur and feathers from now endangered birds and animals in the original flies.