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Name	Parson
Category	Classic Atlantic Salmon
Hook	Gaelic Supreme, Harrison Bartleet, blind eye 4/0
Tip	Extra-fine oval, silver tinsel
Tag	Light orange floss
Tail	Golden pheasant crest with kingfisher sub as veiling
Butt	Black ostrich herl
Rib	Medium oval, gold tinsel
Body	Claret floss (wine floss substituted)
Throat	Blue hackle
Wings	Golden Pheasant tippet strands as underwing; married strips of mottled turkey tail, yellow, red and blue dyed turkey tail, peacock wing primary, speckled bustard and golden pheasant tail
Shoulder	Jungle cock eyes
Roofing	Bronze mallard strips
Wing veil	Married strips of barred woodduck and teal covered with guinea fowl strip
Cheeks	Kingfisher substitute
Crest	Golden pheasant crest
Horns	Blue and gold macaw
Head	Black

Parson was tied by Contributing Fly Tyer John Wood. Take a look at his contributor page, The Flies of John Wood, to see many more of his flies.

John's Notes: As with many full dress salmon flies the patterns vary according to different tyers and authors. In some cases the variance is due to substitutions for rare or endangered materials, in other cases the lack of type of communication we enjoy today. The Parson is one example of a “classic” that has evolved to such a degree that it resembles the original, designed by Pat McKay, in name only. This pattern as described by Ron Alcott, Building Classic Salmon Flies © 2004.