Baron
(Tied by Maxwell MacPherson, Jr.)
Tag: Silver thread and ruby red floss
Tail: Golden pheasant crest, indian
crow, blue chatterer
Butt: Black herl
Body: In two equal halves: first half flat
silver tinsel butted with black herl
and veiled above and below with
indian crow; front half black floss
Rib: Oval silver tinsel
Hackle: Dark claret hackle over the black floss
Throat: Jay
Wings: Golden pheasant tippets; married strips
of scarlet, blue, and yellow swan; florican,
bustard, grey turkey tail and golden
pheasant tail; married strips of teal and
barred summer duck; narrow strips of
brown mallard over top.
Sides: Jungle cock
Cheeks: Blue chatterer
Topping: Golden pheasant crest
Horns: Blue and yellow macaw
Head: Black
Size of fly: 5/0
Source: Pryce-Tannatt, T.E. (1914) How to Dress Salmon Flies
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