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A 'couple' of EMPRESSES 3/0 hooks
tied by geraldsherbrookFly Type: Salmon Flies,
Target Species: General Salmon,
Recommended Region: General Europe,
Imitation: General Baitfish,
Material List:
3/0 blind eye hook (Gaelic Supreme HB I used) - tip/tag silver fine and yellow wool - tail 3/4 cock of the Rock feathers + woodduck + ibis - butt black ostrich - 2/3 body silver oval tinsel - 1/3 front body violet sealsfur with a violet hackle and ribbed with oval silver tinsel - troath medium/light blue cock neck feather - underwing dark brown turkey feather + peacock herls ...headwing grey mottled turkey/GP tail/pink turkey and amherst (2-2-2-2/2-2-2-2/3-3-3-5) - sides jungle cock - 2 toppings - lacquer
Tying Instructions: put the hook in the vice