The Most Beautiful Fly: Tying the Champion Salmon Fly
Channel: Jonas Andersson
Date: 17/09/2023

IN this vieo i'm tying the classic salmon pattern Champion, how ever i just noticed it should have light yellow silk in the tag i used light blue so this is a variant :) Pattern description below and if you enjoy the video make sure to hit the thumbs up and subscribe to the channel.

Pattern description Champion

Tag: Fine oval silver tinsel and yellow silk, I changed to light blue insteadTail: Golden pheasant topping and blue and red swan above unbarred wood duck
Butt: Black ostrich herlBody: Blue silk two surfs, yellow, red, dark blue and black seal furBody Hackle: Black cock hackle on seal fur
Rib: Flat silver tinsel and oval silvertinselThroat: Jay
Wing: 2 barred wood duck strips back to back, Married Amherst, golden pheasant, blue, red, yellow,  topping and blue macaw horns. 
Sides: Teal, unbarred wood duck and JC
Cheeks: Chatterer
Head: black Ostrich herl

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