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Jungle Cock Silver


Photo: Erling Olsen

Thread	:  Black Unithread 8/0
Hook	:  Mustad  8000 or  94840 #  6 - 12
Tag	:  Some turns of the rib tinsel
Tail	:  Tippets (from Golden pheseant)
Body	:  Silver Mylartinsel
Rib	:  Thin oval silver  tinsel
Wing	:  Two small feathers ofJungle Cock  (or substitute) tied "back to back".
Hackle	:  Soft black hen. (see picture)
Head	:  Black

It’s hard to tell weather the fish deem this fly as an insect or a small fish, never the less it is an effective fly, specially for blind fishing.