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GOLDEN RED
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BODY
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embossed green tinsel
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RIB
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medium oval silver tinsel
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THROAT
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beneath the shank are a few strand of white bucktail the length of
hook, beneath this are a few strand of orange bucktail
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UNDERWING
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orange bucktail - sparse
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WING
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each wing is constructed of a red grizzly
and a gray saddle hackle (from inner to outer wing surface)
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TOPPING
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golden pheasant crest feather over entire wing
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CHEEK
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jungle cock
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COMMENT
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As noted by Wilson this fly was originally designed as a
display fly but was subsequently found to be a good fish catcher.
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Originator and Pattern Source: Originated by Tom Fawcett of Bristol,
Connecticut. “Smelt Fly Patterns” by Donald A. Wilson. Frank Amato
Publications, Inc., Portland Oregon, 1996
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