Parmachene Belle

Parmachene Belle

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Red
Tail - Scarlet red and yellow hackle barbs mixed
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Dubbed with fluorescent yellow rabbit fur
Wing - White bucktail tied over the body, with an over wing of red bucktail.
Hackle - Scarlet red and yellow tied on as a collar mixed and tied back

Author’s Note

This is a variation of an old American wet-fly pattern.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier’s Art - Terry Hellekson

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Beautiful fly. One of my favorite ‘old’ patterns.