The Heavenly Lady Tied by Maxwell MacPherson, Jr. Name The Heavenly Lady Category Classic Atlantic Salmon Hook 9/0 Bartleet tapered shank hook with silkworm gut eye Tag Gold thread and light blue floss Tail A topping Butt Red Ostrich herl Body Lilac floss Ribs Gold flat tinsel and gold lace Hackle Silver Doctor blue hackle Throat A darker blue hackle Wings Two Zebra Pheasant feathers (back to back), veiled with married segments of pink, purple and blue Swan, Speckled Bustard Sides Jungle Cock Cheeks Double Indian Crow and shorter Blue Chatterer Horns Blue and yellow Macaw, a topping over all Head Red

The Heavenly Lady was tied by Maxwell MacPherson, Jr. Maxwell has an informative web site with this and many other fine examples of Classic Atlantic Salmon Flies, the patterns, and the history of the flies. For more information about this fly and others, visit his site at MaxFlies.