Starling & Silver

[joaniebo]

Recently, after looking at some salmon fly dressings that had silver tinsel in the dressings, I thought I'd give it a try with a small spider.

The thread was 8/0 black Danville; tail a few pieces of black hen hackle; body small siver tinsel (thread covered with head cement before wrapping the tinsel body); starling hackle (taken from the fuller feathers near the tail).

I did a half dozen using black hen hackle and they look good but when I take a pic about all you can see is black hackle. I wish I could take better pics, thus my apologies for the enclosed pic.

Bob

[letumgo]

Bob - Could you list the full dressing? Definitely looks "catchy".

[joaniebo]

Bob - Could you list the full dressing? Definitely looks "catchy".

The thread was 8/0 black Danville; tail - a few pieces of black hen hackle; body small siver tinsel (thread covered with head cement before wrapping the tinsel body); starling hackle (taken from the fuller feathers near the tail).

[DOUGSDEN]

That's a beaut Bob! There is just something killer about silver tinsel!
Dougsden

[joaniebo]

Whoops - forgot that the hooks were Daiichi 1550 size 16.

[letumgo]

Oops. I completely missed that. Doh!

Thanks Bob.