I had mentioned the Guard Poodle in a couple of posts. While brushing said guard poodle last night, I was inspired to come up with a fly to honor her services to the birds in the neighborhood in defending their feeder from the legions of squirrels in the neighborhood.



The recipe is:

Dry fly hook, #10 to however small you want to try.
Tail: Gray Squirrel tail
Wing: Gray Squirrel Tail, tied upright and divided.
Body: Poodle hair. White in this case, but any color other than black that you have handy should work fine.
Hackle: Black dry fly hackle

This is the honoree, Mimi, Guard Poodle Supreme!