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Very Berry
R. J. Brown
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| | Hook: | Tiemco TMC 7931C #3/0.
| | Tag: | medium silver holographic mylar tinsel,
from the barb to the point.
| | Tail: | Lady Amherst pheasant crest,
with a purple dyed golden pheasant crest on top.
| | Rib: | rear 1/2 medium oval silver tinsel,
tied in at the rear, wound the usual way,
so as to cross the red saddle hackle
and secure it;
front 1/2 medium silver holographic mylar tinsel,
tied in at the rear, wound the usual way,
so as to cross the natural blue eared
pheasant hackle and secure it.
| | Body: | rear 1/2 a mixture of red and purple SLF;
front 1/2 navy uni-floss.
| | Hackle: | rear 1/2 palmered with red saddle,
tied in at the front by the tip,
wound contrary to the usual way,
held down by the rib;
front 1/2 natural blue eared pheasant,
tied in at the front by the tip,
wound contrary to the usual way,
held down by the rib.
| | Collar: | claret dyed teal.
| | Wing: | married goose shoulder strips,
8 purple, 3 claret, 8 purple.
| | Head: | red.
| | Note: | Named after a cobbler made
from rasberries, blackberries, and blueberries.
A modern color variant of the classic Akroyd Dee River fly,
using married goose shoulder instead of the traditional
turkey for the wing.
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Fly tied and photographed by R. J. Brown.
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