Claret Scott

[SalarMan 0]

As usual I am not totally pleased with the result, but as I've said many times - we are all our own harshest critic.

I tied the wing with all subs except for the peacock secondary feather. Everything else in turkey dyed the usual colors as well as specialty work from McLain for Kori and golden pheasant tail. That is shown in one of the photos. I thought it might be fun rather than using the real stuff for a change...things like swan, Kori, golden pheasant tail. Turkey is easy to work with, but it can be difficult to shape and add curves. It always seems to want to stay straight and be a pain in the butt that way.

Feel free to comment and offer thoughts.

Tag: Silver tinsel and yellow silk
Tail: Topping and Indian Crow
Butt: Black ostrich herl
Body: First section yellow silk with silver tinsel and veiled above and below with toucan with a black ostrich herl butt
           Section bright claret silk with silver tinsel and a bright claret hackle
Throat: Gallina
Underwing: White tipped turkey tail
Main Wing: Golden pheasant tail, bustard, gray mallard, peacock wing,
                     blue and yellow swan, red macaw, mallard above, and a topping overall
Sides: Jungle cock
Cheeks: Chatterer
Horns: Blue and gold macaw

Hook: Ronn Lucas, Sr. 3/0 1XL Harrison Bartleet

From How to TIe Salmon Flies By J.H. Hale third edition 1930

[RickZieger 0]

Me thinks that it gorgeous, but I am no critic.

Rick 

[Heff2 0]

I think it looks great, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  I quite like you used more readily available subs but it is interesting to learn about how the different types of feathers behave from your notes.  

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[SalarMan 0]

Thank you gentlemen...and a special nod to Sasquatch 😁

[MuskyFlyGuy 0]

Beautiful tie!

[niveker 0]

Very nice.