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Canadian Girl

Canadian Girl, Originated and Tied by Cliff Carstens

Name Canadian Girl
Category An Original in the Classic Atlantic Salmon Fly Style
Hook Partridge CS10-1 3/0
Thread Wine Uni 6/0
Tip Wine Uni 6/0 unwound and flattened
Tag Small silver twist
Tail Natural Amherst Pheasant crest
Butt White Ostrich herl
Rib Medium silver twist                             
Body Rear; red floss, front; oyster pearl super bright dubbing
Hackle Red neck
Wings Married strips of white and red goose and gray mottled turkey enveloping black tippets
Horns Blue and yellow Macaw
Head Black
Topping Natural Amherst Pheasant crest

Canadian Girl was originated and tied by Salmonfly.Net Contributing Fly Tyer Clifford J. Carstens. You can see more of Cliff's flies at The Flies of Cliff Carstens.

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