Here is the fly pattern sheet for the Golden Girl.
This is a picture of the Golden Girl tied by Roderick Haig-Brown from the International Federation of Fly Fisher’s Museum in Livingston, MT.
Materials
Thread:
Danville 6/0 black
Tip:
Gold oval tinsel
Tag:
Orange silk
Tail:
Golden pheasant crest
Body:
Flat gold tinsel
Hackle:
Yellow
Wing:
Two large golden pheasant tippet feathers back to back, enclosing orange polar bear fur with a golden pheasant topping overall.
Topping:
Golden pheasant crest
Note: The original fly pattern used Indian crow breast feather or substitute for the tail.
Fly pattern from Classic Steelhead Flies by John Shewey (2015)
Note: See the Golden Girl – TBT post for more information.