Magog Smelt
(Salmon version created and tied by Bill
Wilbur)
Tag: Oval silver tinsel and gold floss
Tail: Golden pheasant crest and teal
Body: Flat silver tinsel
Rib: Oval silver tinsel and hot orange hackle
Throat: Teal flank
Wings: Married strips of white and yellow swan or
goose; speckled bustard; single married
fibers of red and blue swan or goose, repeated
three times; orange and white swan or goose;
bronze mallard over top
Sides: Teal and jungle cock
Topping: Golden pheasant crest
Horns: Blue and gold macaw
Head: Black
Note: Bill Wilbur cleverly designed a full dressed salmon
fly from the classic bucktail of the Magog Smelt. While this fly
is featured in our Classic Fly Gallery, it also qualifies for our
Radical Fly Gallery, as it is a new invention.
PRICE: $175.00, as this is the prototype. Authenticity included.
This fly was featured in Rare and Unusual Fly Tying Materials: A Natural History.
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