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Edson Tiger
Bill Edson created this bucktail streamer for New England fly fishers in the early 1900s. This is the Light Edson Tiger, with a barred wood duck tail, a peacock herl body, a yellow bucktail wing, a red hackle tip topping and jungle cock cheeks. Edson's original used metal slips for the cheeks, and jungle cock eyes later took their place. It is easy to tie and still found in fly shops across the country. Tie it in sizes 6 to 10 on a 3X to 5X long streamer hook.
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Materials
Streamer hook, 3X to 5X long, sizes 6-10
6-10
Thread, black
Black
Flat tinsel, silver, for a tag
Silver
Barred wood duck flank fibers
Barred wood duck
Peacock herl
Peacock
Bucktail, yellow
Yellow
Red hackle tips, as a topping over the wing
Red
Jungle cock eyes, for the cheeks
How to Tie the Edson Tiger
- 1
Step 1
Mount the hook, start the black thread and cover the shank back to the bend.
- 2
Step 2
If you want a tag, wrap a few turns of flat silver tinsel at the bend and tie it off.
- 3
Step 3
Tie in a small bunch of barred wood duck fibers at the bend for the tail. Bind the butts along the shank and trim.
- 4
Step 4
Tie in several strands of peacock herl at the bend, twist them into a rope and wrap it forward to form the body. Tie off short of the eye and trim.
- 5
Step 5
Tie a bunch of yellow bucktail on top of the shank in front of the body for the wing. Trim the butts and cover them with thread.
- 6
Step 6
Tie a pair of red hackle tips on top of the wing as a topping.
- 7
Step 7
Tie a jungle cock eye on each side of the head as cheeks.
- 8
Step 8
Build a neat black thread head and whip finish.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94bMg_w7QWA
Credit: Savage Flies