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Erma Thomas
tied by Ronn LucasFly Type: Salmon Flies,
Material List:
Hook: Heritage
Thread/Head: White/blue
Tag: Tiny Jungle Cock, oval silver UNI-Tinsel, pumpkin UNI-Floss, veiled below with Cotinga Cayana, Peacock.
Tail: Golden Pheasant topping, Peacock.
Butt: Hand made lampglass bead, natural black Ostrich
Body: Royal blue floss, ribbed with Silver oval UNI-Tinsel (sot), purple, maroon floss, sot, blue holographic tinsel, sot, blue tinsel, veiled with Golden Mynah , body joint of natural black Ostrich, purple UNI-Tinsel, ribbed with sot, lt. blue floss, sot, black floss, sot, red holographic tinsel, sot, pink tinsel.
Throat: Bird of Paradise dyed black.
Wing: Macaw
Shoulder: Teal
Sides: Grey Peacock Pheasant, Burchell’s Coucal, Orange Weaver.
Topping: Golden Pheasant topping.
Tying Instructions: This fly is named after the blues singer Erma Thomas and it sports a hand made lampglass bead. I do not know who the bead maker was on this one.
Happy Trails!
Ronn
