Lemon and Grey Salmon Fly


The Lemon and Grey Salmon Fly

One of the Irish flies in Pryce-Tannatt's "How to Dress Salmon Flies"

Tag : Silver thread and golden yellow floss
Tail : A topping and Indian Crow
Butt : Black herl
Body : Grey Seal's fur (or Grey Squirrel or Silver Monkey)
Ribs : Oval silver tinsel
Hackle : A grizzled hackle
Throat : A lemon hackle
Wings : Mixed tippet in strands ; " married " strands of green, yellow, and orange Swan, Bustard, Florican, Golden Pheasant tail ;
" married " narrow strands of Teal and barred Summer Duck ; brown Mallard strips over
Head : Black herl