Silver Doctor

The Silver Doctor which is part of the Doctor series, was designed by James Wright back in the 1850s. The Silver Doctor is the only one of the Doctors series with a beautiful shiny body made of silver tinsel, the others had bodies of floss silk, and with its light blue hackle it is an obvious fly for clear water and sunshine – and many salmon have been fooled by the beauty of the fly.
This single Silver Doctor is a great low water pattern that can be fished as a single fly or as a top dropper patter for both salmon and sea trout.

Here is a video of a Silver Doctor modernized variant on a double hook equally effective in the Icelandic rivers.

Hook: Ahrex HR420 Progressive Double
Thread: Red (Fl. Orange)
Tag: Oval silvertinsel
Tail: Golden pheasant crest
Butt: Red wool dubbing
Body: Flat silver tinsel
Rib: Oval silver tinsel
Wing: Silvertippet squirrel tail
Hackle: Silver Doctor hen hackle