Northwest Fly Tyer

The fly tying pages of Monte Smith

The Crane

Posted by nwflytyer on November 1, 2015

An old Irish pattern, as per Francis Francis.

  
Tip: Silver thread and orange floss

Tail: A very long slice of bright yellow swan   *subbed dyed goose*

Butt: Red crewel 

Body: Bright medium blue floss

Rib: Silver tinsel

Hackle: A blue heron hackle all the way up   *subbed crowned pigeon*

Shoulder: Gallina

Wings: Two long jungle cock feathers with a cuckoo dun hackle over   *subbed light grizzly variant saddle feather for cuckoo*

Head: Red crewel

  

  

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