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Name | Sir Richard |
Category | Atlantic Salmon - Classic Featherwing |
Hook | Pryce-Tannatt Rational, #4/0 |
Tip | Fine oval silver tinsel |
Tag | Orange silk |
Tail | Golden pheasant crest and crow substitute |
Butt | Black ostrich herl |
Body | Black silk |
Ribs | Flat silver tinsel and silver twist |
Hackle | Black, from second rib |
Throat | Speckled guinea |
Wings | Married strips of red, orange, blue turkey; bustard, golden pheasant, light gray turkey, mottled turkey |
Sides | Guinea |
Cheeks | Kingfisher |
Topping | Golden pheasant crest |
Horns | Blue and yellow macaw |
Head | Black |
This version of "Sir Richard" was dressed by Contributing Fly Tyer Monte Smith, a man whose work speaks for itself. You can see more of the flies tied by Monte Smith and many of his own designs at The Flies of Monte Smith.
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