The Durham Ranger
Pattern as per Francis Francis, Designed by Mr. Scruton of Durham
Dressed by Monte Smith
United States

Hook:
Tip:
Tag:
Tail:
Tail Veiling:
Butt:
Rib:
Body:

Hackle:
Throat:
Wing:



Cheek:
Topping:
Horns:
Head:
Heritage #4/0.
Fine oval silver tinsel.
Yellow silk.
Golden pheasant crest.
Indian crow or substitute.
Black ostrich.
Fine silver lace and narrow flat silver tinsel.
In four equal sections of Golden yellow floss; orange, fiery brown, and
black seal's fur or substitute.
Badger dyed yellow.
A light blue hackle.
A pair of jungle cock feathers, back to back, covered for 3/4 of their
length by a pair of golden pheasant tippets, back to back. These are
covered by a shorter pair of tippets reaching to, and covering, the second
black bar of the first pair. Jungle cock as a wing veiling.
Blue chatterer or substitute with kingfisher.
Golden pheasant crest.
Blue and yellow macaw.
Black.

If you would like to discuss classic salmon flies, tying techniques, or comment on his flies, feel free to contact Monte at msmith@rtinet.com .

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