
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