Making the Wings
Tying Side-Mounted Wings
Tying Wings to the Top of the Fly
Sharon E. Wright’s family has deep roots in the North Woods sporting heritage. Her great-great-great-grandfather, J. G. Rich, opened the first commercial porting camp in the Rangeley region of Maine in the 1850s. In addition to tying and fishing, Sharon travels across the United States, appearing at fly fishing shows and conducting tying classes To learn more go to www shows and conducting tying classes. To learn more, go to www.sharonewright.com.
FLY BOX
Photography by Dave Klausmeyer
Silver Doctor Streamer
Carrie Stevens variation Hook: 8X-long streamer hook, size 2. Thread: White on the body and black for the head, size 6/0 (140 denier). Tail: Golden pheasant crest feathers. Body: Flat silver tinsel. Wing: Grizzly, red, yellow, and blue hackles. Throat: Red, yellow, and blue hackle fibers. Shoulder: Mallard flank feather. Cheek: Jungle cock.
Rapid River
originated by Carrie Stevens Thread: Black 6/0 (140 denier). Tag: Flat silver tinsel. Body: Orange floss. Rib: Flat silver tinsel. Wing: Bright green and gray dun hackles. Throat: Bright green and pink hackle fibers, then a golden pheasant crest feather. Shoulder: Mallard flank feather. Cheek: Jungle cock.
Cupsuptic Streamer
originated by Herbert L. Welch Hook: 8X-long streamer hook, size 2. Thread: White for tying the body and black for completing the head, size 6/0 (140 denier). Tail: Yellow hackle fibers. Butt: Peacock and white floss. Body: Red floss. Rib: Flat silver tinsel. Throat: Yellow hackle fibers. Wing: Two dark red saddle hackles flanked by bronze furnace hackles. Shoulder: Gray saddle hackle. Cheek: Jungle cock.
Angler’s Retreat
originated by the author Hook: 8X-long streamer hook,size 4. Thread: White for tying the body and black for completing the head, size 6/0 (140 denier). Tag: Flat gold tinsel. Tail: Orange hackle fibers. Body: Gray floss. Rib: Flat gold tinsel. Wing: Black bear hair, and two black hackles flanked by brown grizzly hackles. Belly: White bucktail. Throat: Orange hackle fibers. Shoulder: Metallic bronze tip feather from a wild turkey fan. Topping: Peacock herl. Cheek: Jungle cock.
