About the Grey Ghost Salmon Atlantic Fly
The Grey Ghost was created to imitate a smelt.
It has been used successfully for salmon and sea trout on both sides of the Atlantic.
Expert Tip:
The fly is one of the Rangeley style of feather wing streamers, meaning that the pattern not only comes from the Rangeley Lakes region of Maine but is also tied using a certain technique.
Rangelely style flies incorporate the use of pre-assembled wings tied in at the head of the fly.
Creator of this salmon atlantic fly: Mrs Carrie Stevens
Tier of this salmon atlantic fly: Mand Shelvey
Country of origin for this salmon atlantic fly: Maine, USA
This salmon atlantic fly is designed to be fished on Rivers & Streams
Pattern Dressings
- Tag : Narrow flat silver.
- Body : Pale orange floss.
- Rib : Narrow flat silver tinsel.
- Throat : A strand or two of peacock herl, strands of white buck tail and topping with downward curve, optional.
- Wing : Four olive grey saddle hackles, topping optional.
- Shoulders : Silver pheasant body feather.
- Cheeks : Jungle cock.
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