Improved Helmsdale (Tied by Maxwell MacPherson,
Jr.)
Tag: Silver tinsel and yellow floss
Tail: Golden pheasant crest and
Indian crow
Butt: Black herl
Body: Flat silver tinsel
Ribs: Oval silver tinsel
Hackle: Green hackle (half way)
Wings: Golden pheasant strands,
peacock herl; red and
yellow swan
Sides: Indian crow
Cheeks: Indian crow
Topping: Golden pheasant crest
Horns: Blue and yellow macaw
Note: Max omitted the golden pheasant strands in the wing
Size of fly: 9/0
Source: Kelson, G. M. (1895) The Salmon Fly
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