The Fiddler
(Created and Tied by Maxwell MacPherson,
Jr.)
Tag: Oval gold tinsel and gold floss
Tail: Golden pheasant crest and
toucan
Butt: Red herl
Body: Embossed gold tinsel
Ribs: Oval gold tinsel
Hackle: Medium blue hackle(half way)
Throat: Light blue hackle
Wings: Married strips of orange, blue,
light purple, and darker purple
swan; Florican; Amherst pheasant;
bronze mallard over top
Cheeks: Golden toucan and Jungle cock
Topping: Golden pheasant crest
Horns: Blue and yellow macaw
Size of fly: 9/0
Created and tied by Maxwell MacPherson, Jr.
The fly was named after one of Max's 18th century Scottish relatives
who was about be hanged and whose last request was to play his
fiddle. Needless to say, he played until he finally collapsed from
exhaustion, and was promptly hung.
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