Torrish
Designed by T.E. Pryce-Tannatt
Dressed by Brian van Erem
United States

Tag:    Silver oval tinsel and golden yellow silk.
Tail:    Golden pheasant crest and tippet in strands.
Butt:    Black ostrich herl.
Body:    Oval silver tinsel, butted at the junction of the first two-fifths with the subsequent three-fifths with black ostrich herl and veiled above and below with Indian crow.
Ribbing:    Fine silver over the anterior three-fifths of the body.
Hackle:    Yellow, following rib.
Throat:    A deep orange hackle.
Wing:    A pair of black white-tipped turkey tail strips (back to back); over these, married fibers yellow, scarlet and orange dyed turkey tail, speckled bustard, Florican bustard , and golden pheasant tail; married strips of pintail and wood duck; narrow strips of brown mallard flank over; a golden pheasant crest feather over all.
Cheek:    Indian crow.
Horns:    Blue and gold macaw.
Head:    Black.

If you are interested in discussing anything about classic salmon flies you can email Brian at belgianl@yahoo.com and just talk salmon fly tying with him. I think you will find Brian is always more than willing to help anyone interested in tying The Classics.

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