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Specific Salmon
A Leon Guthrie Fly
| Name |
Specific Salmon
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| Category |
Salmon |
| Hook |
Alec Jackson Spey Hook or a Daiichi #2051 Size # 1.5
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| Thread |
Black UTC Thread Grade Size 70 Denier, going back and forth along the
hook shank until it's all nice and even. Extends half way around the hook bend |
| Ribbing |
Silver wire, each turned with even spacing along the hook shank. Put a few extra
turns to hold the wire at the neck area |
| Tail |
Red Hackle Fibers |
| Body |
Black UTC Thread Grade Size 70 Denier |
| First Hackle
Tuft
(Hook Bend) |
Small Bunch of Red Dyed Cock Cape Feather Fibers, secured with Red UTC Thread Grade Size 70 Denier in a figure of eight fashion, finish putting a few turns around the
tuft of feather fibers |
| Second
Hackle Tuft |
A Bunch of Black Cock cape Feather Fibers and a Smaller Tuft of Yellow Cock Cape Feather Fibers,
tied in with Red UTC Thread until you create a nice mound of thread. |
| Third
Hackle Tuft |
Orange(Top) and Blue (Below) Dyed Cock Cape Feather Fibers again finishing with a nice neat mound of Red UTC Thread. |
| Fourth
Hackle Tuft |
Red (Top) and Green (Bottom) Cock cape feather fibers, tied in with
neat mound of Red UTC Thread. |
| Forward
Body |
Collar of Gold Wire around the Hook Shank about the same length as the Mound of Red UTC Thread |
| Collar |
2 X Black and 2 X Red Cock Cape Hackle Feathers;
Tie in 2 of the Black Hackle Feathers. Turn the First One Anti-Clockwise and tie it down and then
turn the other black Hackle Feather in a Clockwise Direction. Repeat the same with the 2 RED Hackle Feathers |
| Head |
Red UTC thread |
Scottish fly tyer, Leon Guthrie, who graced these pages with so many of his unique
creations for many years is back with his entry for the 2011 Christmas Fly
Contest.
As always, it is done in the whimsical style that
only he can create. You can find
many more of his flies at his page on this site,
The Flies of
Leon Guthrie.
Leon's Notes:
...Fancy but a bit different from the norm. However, it still does the trick catching
salmon. [Return
to "Christmas Fly Contest"]
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