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Evening Star Designed by George M. Kelson
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Pattern as per Major John Hale Dressed by Monte Smith
Name | Evening Star |
Category | Atlantic Salmon |
Hook | Pryce-Tannatt Rational, #4/0 |
Tip | Small oval silver tinsel |
Tag | Dark orange silk |
Tail | Golden pheasant crest |
Butt | Black ostrich |
Body | In four equal sections; the first three of medium silver oval tinsel, each having two jungle cock back to back above and below, and each butted with black ostrich herl; the last section is dark royal blue silk |
Rib | Small oval silver tinsel over blue silk only |
Throat | Jungle cock back to back. These and the body veilings increase slightly from the rear end of the body |
Wing | Four Amherst pheasant tippets back to back in two pairs, the outer pair shorter than the inner pair |
Sides | Barred wood duck and Indian crow substitute |
Topping | Golden pheasant crest |
Horns | Red macaw |
Head | Black ostrich herl |
Evening Star is tied by Oregon Contributing Fly Tyer, Monte Smith. You can see more of Monte's flies at The Flies of Monte Smith.
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