Dusty Miller

pattern from 'How To Dress salmon Flies' by T.E. Pryce-Tannatt

Tag: oval silver tinsel and golden yellow floss

Tail: a topping and Indian Crow

Butt: black herl

Body: first two thirds, embossed silver tinsel; remainder, orange floss

Ribs: oval silver tinsel

Hackle: a golden olive hackle over the orange floss (sometimes the hackle is omitted)

Throat: speckled Gallina

Wings: a pair of black Turkey tail strips with white tips back to back; over these, but not entirely hiding them, a mixed 'sheath' of 'married' strands of Teal, yellow, and orange Swan, Bustard, Florican, and Golden Pheasant tail; 'married' narrow strips of Summer Duck and Pintail; narrow strips of Brown Mallard over

Cheeks: Jungle Cock; a topping over all

Horns: Blue and Yellow Macaw