Fly Tying
Grey Ghost
by Jim Green
originated by Carrie Stevens
Hook: Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer. Size 6 - 8
Thread: 6/0 White & 12/0 Black
Tag: Flat Silver Tinsel
Body: Orange silk floss
Ribbing: Flat Silver Tinsel
Underbelly: White Bucktail, rather straight, sparse hairs with tapered (not stacked) ends
Lateral Line: Peacock herl barbs
Beard: Golden Pheasant Crest
Throat: Stripped & bundled white hackle or Schlappen
Wings: Four fine-stemmed gray hackles
Topping: Golden Pheasant Crest
Shoulders: Silver Pheasant body feathers
Cheek: Jungle cock, mounted slightly, cocked
Head: Black thread |