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Summerbird
Designed and Tied by Per Hansen

Name	Summerbird
Category	General
Hook	Old blind eye #8/0 Partridge
Thread	Uni Black
Butt	Black Ostrich
Tail (Mirrored in Front)	Red Golden Pheasant topping
Body	Grey wool
Rib	Silver medium
Overwing	From a bird I didn’t know, plus 2 yellow and 2 red hackles
Underwing	Ring neck pheasant
Horn	Peacock

Summerbird was designed and tied by Danish fly tyer, Per Hansen. You can see more of his flies at The Flies of Per Hansen.

Per's Notes: This is my way to tie a Summerbird, I know there are a lot others that have tied too. The pattern is a free fantasy, you can use any bird feathers.