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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