Years ago, I made my original Starling and Purple variation after fishing the Snipe and Purple I found in Nemes
Two Centuries of Soft Hackled Flies. For this version I added the Peacock thorax and a silver rib.
Hook- Wholesale Fly Company Model 3 #16
Thread- Purple Kimono Silk
Rib- SM Silver Ultra Wire
Hackle-Starling
RIMG7248 by
William Lovelace, on Flickr