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Teal Blue and Silver
The Teal Blue and Silver is a traditional winged wet fly built on bright, simple parts. It has a tail of golden pheasant tippet, a flat silver body ribbed with small silver wire, a collar of dyed teal blue hen hackle, and a wing made from a barred teal body feather. The silver body and blue hackle under the black and white teal wing make a flashy, high-contrast fly. Tied here on a size 12 Kamasan B175, a standard wet fly hook.
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Materials
Kamasan B175 hook, size 12
12
Golden pheasant tippet fibers, from the collar feathers
Orange and black
Small silver wire
Silver · Small
Uni-Mylar flat tinsel, silver
Silver
Dyed teal blue Chinese hen hackle
Teal blue
Teal body feather
Barred black and white
Head cement or varnish
How to Tie the Teal Blue and Silver
- 1
Step 1
Start the black thread behind the eye and wrap a smooth base back to the bend.
- 2
Step 2
Tie in a small bunch of golden pheasant tippet fibers at the bend for the tail, keeping the black bars level. Bind the butts along the shank and trim.
- 3
Step 3
Tie in the silver wire at the bend for the rib.
- 4
Step 4
Tie in the silver Uni-Mylar and wrap it in touching turns to form a smooth, flat silver body. Tie it off behind the eye and trim.
- 5
Step 5
Wind the silver wire forward over the body in open, even turns. Tie it off and trim.
- 6
Step 6
Prepare a dyed teal blue hen hackle, tie it in by the tip at the front of the body and wind a few turns as a collar. Tie it off and trim.
- 7
Step 7
Take a teal body feather, remove the fluff at the base and fold or roll the fibers into a neat wing.
- 8
Step 8
Tie the teal wing in on top of the shank so it sits low over the body. Trim the butts.
- 9
Step 9
Build a small, neat head, whip finish and coat the head with cement or varnish.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfa9SJTJa0M
Credit: Davie McPhail