Here is the fly pattern sheet for the Golden Girl.

Golden Girl | www.johnkreft.com

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.