Chief Needabah

Chief Needabah

Body: Red Floss.

Tail: A section of a Goose or Turkey quill dyed red.

Tag: Flat Silver Tinsel.

Ribbing: Flat Silver Tinsel.

Wings: Yellow and Red Saddle Hackles.

Throat: Red Hackle Fibers, tied on the middle of the hook shank.

Cheeks: Jungle Cock.

Collar Hackle: Red.

Head: Black.

 
Chief Needahbah was developed by Chief Roland Nelson. (Aka. Chief Needahbah.) Roland Nelson was a member of the Penobscot tribe of native americans. He owned Needahbah's Shack, a tackle store in Greenville, Maine.