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ORANGE SUNSHINE
Submitted By Lindsey Grandison



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ORANGE SUNSHINE
HEAD orange tying thread
BODY flat gold tinsel
RIB fine oval gold tinsel
THROAT beneath the shank are a few strand of white bucktail the length of hook, beneath this are a few strand of yellow bucktail shorter in length
UNDERWING two strands of peacock herl
WING each wing is constructed of an orange and a wide grizzly saddle hackle (from inner to outer wing surface)
SHOULDER wooduck or mandarin duck breast feather
CHEEKS jungle cock
COMMENT Recommended as an excellent fall pattern.

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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