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Ella Fitzgerald
R. J. Brown
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| | Hook: | Tiemco TMC 7931C 4/0.
| | Tail: | golden pheasant tail tip,
same length as body, pointed downward,
from one of the short red tail feathers.
| | Rib: | 5 turns of wide flat gold tinsel,
with medium orange silk floss in between,
twisted to make it narrow,
and fine round gold tinsel as a counter-rib.
| | Body: | dark olive Berlin wool.
| | Hackle: | black coque, trailing the flat gold tinsel.
| | Collar: | golden pheasant tail, split from the shaft, 2 turns.
| | Wing: | bronze mallard, tented and very low, horizontal style.
| | Head: | black.
| | Note: | Named after the "First Lady of jazz",
inspired by the Lady Caroline.
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Fly tied and photographed by R. J. Brown.
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