Iron Age III by John Sievert
Hook: 4/0 Mustad limerick, heated
and bent to shape then polished with a wire brush
attachment to a rotary tool.Thread: Black 12/0 Giorgio Benecchi.
Rear Body:
Tag: Oval silver tinselBody: Red floss ribbed with oval silver tinsel.
Collar: Ringneck Pheasant aftershaft feather.
Front Body:
Tag: Oval silver tinsel veiled with red floss.Body: Grey Squirrel fur spun in a dubbing
loop ribbed with oval silver tinsel front the middle
of section and a black Ringneck Pheasant flank feather
hackle following the rib and trimmed on top, veiled on
top with red floss.Collar: Ringneck Pheasant marabou.
Wing: Black bucktail.
Cheeks: Red floss.
Horns: Natural Peccary hairs
Note: when working on the hook for this fly, a
wire from the wire brush broke off and landed in
my eye. Be sure to wear safety goggles if you choose
to do this!
John Sievert
Edmond OK
I’m a high school senior living in Edmond OK.
I plan to attend Oklahoma State University in
the fall of 2004, and I’m pretty excited because
OSU is close to better fishing than what I live
near now. I have been fishing all my life but
picked up fly fishing about four years ago. I
started tying around the start of 2003 and have
been hopelessly addicted ever since. I will fish
and tie flies for almost anything that swims but
started tying Salmon and full dressed flies only
recently.
Originally published May 1, 2004 on Fly Anglers Online by John Sievert.