Parmacheene Belle, 5 different styles

[Alberto]

This was my tying project over the holidays, I'm just getting to photographing them. These 5 patterns are all for the Parmacheene Belle. This has always been one of my favorite patterns, mostly because of the looks although the wet fly has caught a number of brook trout for me. I can post the recipes if somebody wants them but I wanted to keep this post brief.

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Featherwing
Hook: Partridge CS15, size 2 (10X long, ring-eye hook)
Tag: medium flat gold tinsel
Tail: golden pheasant crests
Body: yellow floss ribbed with medium flat gold tinsel
Belly: yellow bucktail
Throat: white schlappen followed by red schlappen
Wing: 1 pair white hackles inside 1 pair of red hackles
Eye: Jungle fowl

Bucktail
Hook: TMC300, size 2
Tail: white/red goose shoulder slips
Butt: peacock herl
Body: yellow yarn ribbed with small flat gold tinsel
Throat: white and red hackle, wrapped together then pulled down to become the throat
Wing: white/red/white bucktail
Eye: Jungle fowl

Slipwing Streamer
Hook: Partridge CS42, size 6
Tail: white/red goose shoulder slips
Butt: peacock herl
Body: yellow yarn ribbed with small oval gold tinsel
Throat: white and red hackle, wrapped together then pulled down to become the throat
Wing: white/red/white goose shoulder slips

Lake Fly
Hook: Mustad 3371, size 4
Tag: medium silver oval tinsel
Tail: white/red goose shoulder slips
Butt: peacock herl
Body: yellow floss ribbed with small oval gold tinsel
Body Hackle: yellow hackle, wrapped to follow the rib
Hackle: red schlappen
Wing: white/red goose shoulder slips
Head: red yarn

Wet Fly
Hook: Mustad 3906B, size 8
Tail: white/red duck quills
Butt: ostrich herl
Body: yellow floss ribbed with small flat silver tinsel
Throat: white schlappen followed by red schlappen
Wing: white/red duck quills

I really enjoyed this little project and hope to find another pattern with multiple variations that I can practice with.

Regards,

Alberto