Said to myself ... many, many moons ago ... 'If ever I will try my hand at tying
 fulldressed, classic salmon flies, my first one must be a 'Green Highlander', 
 a beauty I fell in love with the moment I set eyes on her. Take a close look ... 
 ain't she a stunner ?! Am pleased to present to you some artwork from a lot 
 of different flydressers from the US and Europe, and I hope that you will like 
 them just as much as I do. Enjoy ! 
 And to all my colleagues who so generously contributed flies and images 
 for my site ... Thanks a bunch !!

 A bit of history ... The 'Green Highlander', a mixed wing fly,  was designed during the 
 latter part of the 19th century by a certain Mr. Grant from Wester, Elchies. It is one 
 of the few green classic salmon flies. For some reason or other green flies never 
 became particularly popular in Great Britain. Nowadays, however, green flies and 
 especially the 'Green Highlander' are the favorites on many salmon rivers. I fished 
 the GH on the Lærdalselva in Norway, but drew a blank with it. 
Having tied on a 'Sunray Shadow', an ugly looking hairwing tubefly, my luck changed 
 for the better, and pretty soon I was into a fight with a silvery, fresh-run 19 lbs. 
 Salmo Salar.  
The flies that you will see on this page are the Kelson and Pryce-Tannatt patterns.
 It is interesting to observe the difference in the tying styles of the different tiers on 
 this page. 
 I generally donot give tying recipes on my website. Maybe a list of materials would 
 be interesting.
 Tag: Silver tinsel and yellow floss. Tail: A topping and barred summer duck.
 Butt: Black ostrich herl. 
 Body: First quarter : Golden Yellow floss. 
 Remainder : Bright green seal's fur or floss silk.
 Ribs: Oval silver tinsel. Hackle: A grass-green cock's hackle.
 Throat: A yellow cock's hackle.
 Wings: Mixed golden pheasant tippets in strands, married sections of yellow, orange, 
 and green turkey, Florican Bustard, peacock wing and golden pheasant tail. 
 Outside of this: married sections of teal and barred summer duck. Narrow sections 
 of brown mallard over and a topping.
 Sides: Jungle cock. Cheeks: Indian crow. Horns: Blue and yellow Macaw.
 Head: Black