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Tag: None Tail-tag: Scarlet wool Ribbing: Silver tinsel Body: Light blue floss Hackle: Light blue Wing: White The tail of the La Belle in the written recipes is actually correct as written above, the LaBelle has a scarlet wool tail-tag, rather than being erroneously written as a tip like some other flies. This follows [...]
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Tag: Gold tinsel Tail: Scarlet and white – married Ribbing: None Body: Yellow floss or wool Hackle: Scarlet Wing: Cinnamon – white tip Any mottled brown turkey with light-colored cream or white tip may be used for the wing. Read Post

Tag: Silver tinsel Tail: Black, white, scarlet – married Hackle: Scarlet tied palmer Ribbing: Silver tinsel Body: Scarlet wool (or dubbing) Wing: Scarlet, white, black – married The tag on the Kineo is not listed in the recipe and... Read Post

Tip: None Tail: Scarlet wool as a short tag Ribbing: Gold tinsel Body: Red floss Hackle: Red Wing: Mottled gray turkey The written recipe for the Canada lists a tip of ‘scarlet tag’ but it is more accurately a tail. By standard de... Read Post