Umbrella for streams

The larger version still has the hallmarks of the salt water fly: tail and wing from golden phesant body feathers and a double hackle, but also has a tag and a butt.

1. Cover the hook shank with a smooth layer of thread. Let the thread hang down to reach the hook point
2. Tie in a strip of narrow silver tinsel and wind it to reach a point above the point of the barb and back
3. Tie down and cut surplus
4. Remove the webby barbs on a red golden phesant body feather. Only the barbs of almost equal length should be left.
5. Tie in the feather as a tail, curve down, tip reaching a point above the curve of the hook
6. Cut surplus
7. Cover the base of the tail and tag with a small tuft of red wool
8. Tie in the ribbing under the hook shank
9. Wind the thread in touching turns to the return point of the eye
10. Tie in flat silver tinsel and wind in smooth, touching turns to the butt and back (see detailed instructions for ribbed tinsel body)
11. Tie down and cut surplus
12. Wind the rib in five open turns to the front of the silver body and tie off under the hook shank
13. Tie in a large furnace hackle, tip first and shiny side out (see detailed instructions for classic hackle)
14. Wind clockwise to form the rear hackle. 2-3 turns will suffice
15. Tie down and cut surplus
16. Dub a rather large and webby lump of opossum in front of the first hackle, leaving room for the second hackle and the head
17. Tie in and wind the second hackle as the first
18. Form a rather small head, whip finish and varnish