Orange Devil Artistic salmon fly created and tied by Paul Rossman (photo by Paul Rossman)
Tip:          Oval copper tinsel
Tag:          In three sections. First section of blue silk veiled with looped 
                green herl from peacock eye butted with three turns oval gold
                tinsel. Second section of brown silk veiled with looped bronze 
                herl from peacock eye butted with three turns oval gold tinsel.
                Third section of dark green silk veiled wtih looped 1/2 green
                1/2 bronze herl from peacock eye
Butt:         Five turns oval gold tinsel
Body:        In two sections. Rear half of orange, white, orange, and white
                silk with single turn oval gold tinsel between colors. Followed
                by golden pheasant crest, curving upward, and entire section 
                butted with six turns oval gold tinsel. Front half of light orange
                silk ribbed with embossed green tinsel
Wing:       Green-wing teal coverts, orange hackle, and married florican
                and orange-dyed Lady Amherst tail
Cheeks:    Germain peacock pheasant
Throat:     Marabou - twice dyed orange with black tips 
Topping:   Golden pheasant crest
Head:       Black ostrich herl 
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