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Darla's Special

tied by Ronn Lucas
Fly Type: Salmon Flies,
Material List:
Darla’s Special

Hook: Heritage 8/0 LS
Thread/Head: White
Tag: Vintage embossed copper tinsel, UNI-Presentation flat oval tinsel followed with herl dyed black, yellow floss over flat silver tinsel, ribbed & counter ribbed with XS oval silver UNI-Tinsel, veiled below with Reeves Pheasant dyed pumpkin, Parakeet.
Tail: Golden Pheasant veiled with herl dyed black.
Butt: Hand made lampglass bead by Kristy Bell
Body: Built up and covered by many (40 to 50) Parakeet feathers
Throat: Polar Bear dyed green
Wing: Macaw
Shoulder: Peacock
Sides: Jungle Cock, Palawan Peacock Pheasant
Topping: Golden Pheasant, Lady Amherst Pheasant

Tying Instructions: This fly is named for our friend Bud's wife Darla.

Happy Trails!
Ronn

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