Akroyd (Chartreuse Variation, tied by Bill Wilbur)


Tag:        Silver tinsel  
Tail:        Golden pheasant crest and tippets
Body:      Rear half light orange seal fur,  front
              half black floss
Rib:         Oval silver tinsel over the seal fur, flat
               silver tinsel and twist over the black floss
Hackle:    Lemon hackle over the seal's fur; a black
               heron hackle over the black floss
Throat:      Teal
Wings:     Cinnamon turkey tail strips (set flat). White
               turkey tail strips are often used in which 
               case the pattern is known as the White-
              Winged Akroyd
Cheeks:    Jungle cock
Head:       Black

Source: Pryce-Tannatt, T.E. (1914) How to Dress Salmon Flies
Note: Bill substituted chartreuse hackle and synthetic 
chartreuse seal fur dubbing in the body; and bronze 
mallard in place of cinnamon turkey

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