Identification please

[tombee]

I once tied a fly a long time ago. I had just the one last Saturday and tied it onto a 9ft 10lb leader and cast out. As it swung round in the river I felt something take it, tightened and felt a few head shakes and then nothing. Most of the leader had been snapped off.
Now the question is: What was the fly I was using? I can't find where I got the dressing from.

Body: Copper coloured tinsel
Rib: Copper wire
Tag:Copper wire
Tail: GP topping (I think)
Wing: Squirrel tail (à la Hairy Mary)
Throat: Red hackle
Head: Red

All I want is a name.

Already tied a few more for next Saturday

Cheers

[sinkingtip]

Hi TB - not an expert fly tyer by any means but it sounds like a variant of a fly I know as the 'Pot Scrubber' - mainly due to the amount of copper you mention and the squirrel tail wing....but maybe not
regards
STip

[tombee]

Hi STip...thanks for that. Don't think it was that name but it's good enough for me. Cheers

[rpsalmon]

While trying to find out where it was that someone caught 50 grilse in a day, I came across the "Copper Orange" fly in Crawford Little's book called "Success with Salmon", it has an orange hackle and orange/brown wing from the base of a bucktail. I thought about the pot scrubber as well but can't find any specific fly which matches your exact description.

[tombee]

Thanks rp... definitely not bucktail.....unless it tied on a bigger hook. This was something like #10 double. Thanks all.