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Flies Tied With Nano Silk 50D

Baron 3/0

Peter Schefffler

One of the legendary patterns from T.E Pryce-
Tannat’s book How to Dress Salmon Flies
using Nano Silk as the core tying thread

Thread: Nano Silk 50D Black
Tag: Silver thread and ruby red floss
Tail: A topping, Indian Crow and Blue Chatterer
Butt: Black herl
Body: In two equal halves – first half, flat silver tinsel, butted with black herl and veiled above and below with Indian
Crow; second half, black floss
Ribs: Oval silver tinsel
Hackle: A dark claret hackle over the black floss
Throat: Jay
Wings: Mixed – tippet in strands ; “married” strands of scarlet, blue and yellow swan, Florican, Bustard, grey Turkey tail
and strips of Teal and barred Summer Duck ; narrow strips of brown Mallard over
Sides: Jungle Cock
Cheeks: Blue Chatterer ; a topping over all
Horns: Blue and Yellow Macaw

Gammarus

Hook Grub

Thread Semperfli Nano Silk 50D
(white)

Body Olive rabbit dubbed body

Shellback Body Stretch shellback,

Legs Partridge legs

Hints: Try Adding a pinch
of Semperfli Ice Dubbing
for Extra flash on the legs.

Nothing fancy, bland as you like, but trigger-
central trout and grayling food. Gareth Lewis

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