Tail: Red quill
Body: Red silk
Rib: Flat silver tinsel
Throat: White bucktail past bend and red hackle fibers
Wing: Red pheasant crest (if not available, use red bucktail to get red streak),
followed by four white saddle hackles
Shoulder: Duck or hen body feather dyed red
Cheek: Jungle cock
Head: Black with red center band
Note: The dressing for this fly comes from Carrie Steven’s fly tying notes
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