This a relatively simple British classic patter which is good everywhere
and which is highly favored in anglers fly boxes. The low water version
is dressed very sparsely and simple on long shanked, light wire hooks.

Head:    Black

Tag:     Two or three turn of fine golden wire

Tip:     Gloden yellow floos.(left out on low-water pattern)

Tail:    A Golden Pheasant crest feather

Butt:    Black Ostrich herl (left out on low-water pattern)

Body:    Black silk floos, quite slim

Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel or fine silver wire

Throat:  A deep blue hackle, wound on as a collar and pulled down
         before the wing is applied (the hackle should be very short
         and sparse in the low-water version).

Wing:    Strips of mottled brown Turkey or brown Mallard, veiled
         with an over wing of narrow strips of Teal along the upper
         edge (the Turkey wing is set upright).

Topping: A Golden Pheasant Crest feather
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