Fully dressed flies

Fully dressed flies are fly fishing flies that use many or all of the parts of a fly. Mainly salmon flies, these are exquisite patterns that are made from mostly rare and beautiful materials and feathers, such as feathers from golden pheasants, toucans, swans, and ivory-billed woodpeckers (only 2 known patterns use ivory-billed woodpecker feathers). Fully dressed flies are often meant for display and are not used in actual fishing.[1]

Parts

Body-usually natural or light color dyed from rabbits, seal, and muskrat.

Rib-mostly tinsel, floss, or wire in gold, silver; oval or flat.

Tip/Tag-a small portion tied on the bend before the tai; usually floss or tinsel

Tail-usually feather fibers (i.e. tippets, hackle)

Butt-small ball of fur dubbing, herl, or Krystal Flash; tied after the tail and before the body (similar to midsection, shoulder)

Wing-the most complicated and intricate part; usually made from feathers and tips of feathers (i.e. turkey, duck, bustard, jay) either separate feathers or married feathers. Usually the color complements the body and presents a theme.

Cheeks-small feather tied on each side of the wing just before tying the head, contrasts the wing and body slightly.

Horns-thin feather sections tied before the cheeks, in an angle similar to the wing angle.

Throat/Beard-fibers tied like a nymph fly's beard that is only on the bottom of the hook and extends to the point (i.e. Guinea, Honey Dun Hackle).

Head-usually thread or fur, tied in at the end behind the eye; usually with thread it is tied to present a smooth "head"; with fur to hide small tips left from the wing (with same purpose as thread head).

They are mostly for collections and display, as many are expensive to tie.

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References
  1. Luallen, Wayne (1997). Tying the Classic Salmon Fly: A Modern Approach to Traditional Techniques. Stackpole Books.
  2. http://www.bestclassicsalmonpatterns.com%5B%5D
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