Akroyd

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Akroyd

RWFF Akroyd

• Hook: Salmon Hook Size 2-6
• Thread: Black, 6/0
• Tag: Oval Silver
• Tail: Golden Pheasant Crest, Topped with Golden Pheasant
• Body: 1/2 Orange Seal Dubbing, 1/2 Black Floss
• Rib: Oval Silver
• Hackle: Black Heron Substitute
• Wing: Mottled Turkey, V-style
• Collar: Teal
• Cheeks: Jungle Cock

HISTORY

The Akroyd, a Dee strip salmon fly created in the late nineteenth century by Charles Akroyd of Brora. The noticeable features of the Dee-type flies were the long, narrow single-feather wings and the use of long heron hackles.