Tip: Gold tinsel Tail: Brown mallard or Mandarin Ribbing: Gold tinsel Body: Yellow floss Hackle: Badger Wing: Brown mallard or Mandarin * The Gordon dry fly is on Trout Plate No. 14.

Tip: None Tail: Gray mallard Ribbing: None Body: Gold tinsel Hackle: Brown Wing: Brown mallard

Tip: Gold tinsel Tail: None Ribbing: Gold tinsel Body: Pale yellow (floss) Hackle: Guinea fowl * Wing: Slate gray * Though the guinea fowl body feathers are much shorter than hen feathers predominantly used for hackles, one could wind guinea fowl feathers for a wound collar hackle, then pull the fibers down and back in […]

Tip: None Tail: Golden pheasant tippet Ribbing: Gold tinsel Body: Scarlet floss or wool Hackle: Brown Wing: Dark blue – white tip (such as from mallard wing. * * This sample of the Good Evening was tied using whole white duck quill sections underneath shorter dark blue mallard, because oftentimes the iridescent blue mallard feathers […]

Tip: None Tail: Brown hackle fibers Ribbing: Gold tinsel Body: Natural rabbit-not plucked * Hackle: Formed by the long fibers of unplucked rabbit fur as it is wound on. * Wing: Slate * The phrase ‘unplucked rabbit fur’ from the Trout recipe listing refers to not removing guard hairs from the dubbing as it is […]