Green Highlander (Atlantic salmon)

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Green Highlander

Pattern

Tag: Round silver tinsel and golden yellow floss. (Sometimes no Floss)

Tail: Topping and barred summer duck.

Butt: Black Ostrich herl.

Body: in two sections. the first Quarter with Pale yellow floss, second half, green seal fur.

Ribs: Oval Silver tinsel.

Hackle: Highlander Green Hackle..

Throat: Lemon Yellow

Wings: Tippet in strands, Married Strands of goose dyed yellow, orange, and green, florican, peacock wing, golden pheasant tail, married strips of Teal and Barred Summer Duck, Bronze mallard over and a topping over all.

Sides: Jungle Cock.

Cheeks: Indian Crow. (Substitute)

Horns: Blue Macaw. (Sometimes left out on smaller flies)

Head: Black.

•••••• NO KRYSTAL FLASH ••••••••

Originally submitted to the SALAR list swap 2007 by Bryant Freeman

Notes:

The Green Highlander has been a popular fly since the end of the 18th Century. I use the fly when my favorite salmon fly "Carter's Bug" will not work.~Bryant