Dick's Killer
| Tyer: |
Lindsey
Grandison |
| Tag: |
Narrow
flat gold tinsel, very long |
| Tail: |
About
fifteen strands of golden pheasant tippet, rather long |
| Body: |
Wound
fairly heavy with peacock herl |
| Wing: |
A
bunch of yellow bucktail, short enough so that it will not catch
under the hook. An extra long shanked hook is used. |
| Topping: |
A
very small bunch of strands from a woodduck or mandarin duck breast
feather, nearly as long as the wing |
| Shoulders: |
Each
a section of red turkey feather, rather slim but nearly as long
as the wing. |
| Cheeks: |
Jungle
cock, two thirds as long as the wing |
Note: Dick's Killer was originated by Dick
Eastman of New Hampshire in 1928. After receiving some of these flies,
Edson replied to Eastman that they worked well for him, too. The influence
of the Dick's Killer on the Light Tiger, developed in 1929, is obvious.
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