Big Fly
Originator: Tom Nixon
Tail: Red calftail, rather bushy extending ~1 1/2" past body
Body: Bright lemon-colored yarn, When the fat body is about half-way built up bind it down tightly with back and forth spiral wrapsd of tying thread to assure a firm body. Then continue the yarn to the desired size and shape
Ribbing: Oval gold tinsel
Wing: White bucktail extending back to the tip of the tail
Shoulders: Black squirrel tail over wood duck side feathers
Throat: Yellow bucktail extending past the end of the hook
Head: Black tying thread with painted eys, red pupil on yellow
Tyer: Steel45
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