Abinger
(Tied by Syd Glasso)
Tag: Silver twist and yellow silk
Tail: Golden pheasant crest and teal
Body: Yellow, light claret, blue and
black seal's fur respectively,
in equal parts
Rib: Silver tinsel (oval)
Hackle: Natural black hackler, from
claret fur
Throat: Jay
Wings: Tippet and gallina in strands,
teal, mallard
Topping: Golden pheasant crest
Horns: Amherst pheasant
Source: Kelson, G.M. (1895) The Salmon Fly
Note: This 2/0 salmon fly was purchased
from the Joseph Bates' estate fly auction.
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