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Guardian

tied by Ronn Lucas
Fly Type: Salmon Flies,
Material List:

Guardian, by Ronn Lucas, Sr.
Hook: Reinhold, Noble S, 8/0 + 1” added to the length
Thread/Head: Black/orange with black stripe
Tag: Copper oval tinsel, black UNI-Floss ribbed with gold oval UNI-Tinsel separating orange, light brown, tan floss and on the sides, veiled below with Senegal Parrot & Temminick’s Tragopan Pheasant
Tail: Macaw, veiled with one Peacock head feather
Butt: Lampglass bead by Chuck & Carolyn Driver of Blue Heeler Glass
Body: Rust Uni-floss, ribbed with flat embossed gold tinsel behind oval gold UNI-Tinsel, counter ribbed with gold oval UNI-Tinsel, orange Spey Hackle following rib
Wing: Impeyan Pheasant hen
Sides: Peacock, Jungle Cock
Topping: Small tuft of rust feather fluff on wing and as a throat
Horns: Amgold

Tying Instructions: ...

Other Flies Tied by Ronn Lucas

The Red Rooster	The Red Rooster	Imm. Red Golden Ranger
Prince Edward	A simple one	The Pitcroy Fancy
Cinnamon, Splash Ranger 2	Potato Head Blues	Bobby Blue Bland
Amgold Ranger	Silver Ranger	Cinnamon x Splash Ranger
Peach Ranger	Wrong Turn	Christmas 2010
Crowlerbear	Black Cat Trail	Black Cat Trail
West Texas Slim	Big Jack Johnson	Chicago Sunny Boy
Banksian MoJo	Lavern Baker	The Parson
Timberline	Joe's Coat of Many Colours	The Jungle Hornet
Purple Emperor, varient	Old Sunny Boy	Untitled
Blind Boy Fuller	Untitled Spey	Watermellon Slim
My Back Scratcher	Hair of The Dog	Untitled
Harlot	Junk Yard Dog	Untitled
Tribute to LaFontaine's Sparkle Pupa	Tribute to LaFontaine's Sparkle Pupa	Four Spey
October Caddis	not named	Almost Green Butt Skunk
Tragster	Jungle Duck	King Buffet & Son
Fab Four	No Name	Reentry
The John Dorey	NQGH February homework	2007, A Space Odyssey
Christmas '06	Black Dog	Durham Ranger
Scarlet Ibis	Catfish Keith	Bobby Blue Bland
Some little Trout flies	Rock Me Baby	Nine Three, Custom #2
If I ever get it right	Dragonfly	Bo Carter
Lime Twist	Otis Rush	Some of my first flies
Some flies from the past	untitled	Summertime
USCG	US Navy	Scarlet Ibis
US Army	Ester Philips	Albert King
USAF	Roll Dem Bones	Badd Bad Whiskey
USMC	Framed flies	The Flamingo Grub
Floodtide	Wilson Picket	Erma Thomas
6.5X55 Swede	Cummings Special, Spey conversion	John’s Special
Golden Butterfly	Louisiana Sunset	Desert Shield
Desert Storm	Taj Mahal	Crane Fly
October Surprise	Paper Moon	Unnamed
Memphis Minnie	A hook bending jig	Little Walter
Red Tide	African Queen	Joe Turner
A little something	Flutterby	Bedlam
Guardian	Firefly	Catfish Blues
Comet	Buddy Guy	unnamed
Otis Redding	Bayou Pete	Cotinga Cayanna
Darla's Special	Lazy Lester	Memphis Slim
the genesis of a new fly	Pretty in Pink	Leviathan
Pride of Dublin	Some tinsel & a sad story	Stevie Ray Vaughn
B. B. King	Christina	Howlin Wolf
Lemonade	Frosty	Louisiana Red
Kid Lopez	Matt's Special	Mean Joe Green
Rocker	Temperate Conditions	John Lee Hooker
Eddie (Clean Head) Vinson	Pee Wee Crayton	Tropical Wind
Bud's Fancy	Vulturine	Scarlet Marauder
S&C Special	American Eagle by Ronn Lucas, Sr.	Kelly's Special
Pink Floyd	Red Ant Plus

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