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Sweet Irish Lass

Sweet Irish Lass, Originated and Tied by Cliff Carstens

Name Sweet Irish Lass
Category An Original in the Classic Atlantic Salmon Fly Style
Hook Partridge CS10-1
Thread Black
Tip Flat silver mylar
Tag Medium silver twist
Tail A topping with hot pink dyed tippet over
Butt Black ostrich
Rib Flat silver preceded and followed by small silver twist
Body 3 turns yellow silk followed by black
Hackle Amherst Pheasant tippet
Collar Hot pink guinea
Wings Hot pink tippet enveloped by married strips of wine, orange and red goose, peacock, white tipped turkey and mottled gray turkey
Shoulder Hot pink guinea and jungle cock nail
Horns Blue and yellow Macaw
Head Black

Sweet Irish Lass 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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