SpeyrodGB
Steelhead
That should get torn apart by many fish.
The Europeans like double hackles for their sea-trout flies too. I dig those little pink hot spots!
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Hi Norm, what made you start adding the disclaimer at the end of your posts ("Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental")?
Steelhead Kelly
Steelhead Fly
Wes Drain of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern
Hooks - MUS80500BL, MUS80501BL, TMC7999, DA12441 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Scarlet red hackle barbs
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Fluorescent green chenille
Hackle - Black tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Gray squirrel
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental
His last fly is pretty much a clone of the Graboid, right????Hi Norm, what made you start adding the disclaimer at the end of your posts ("Any similarity to a previously known published fly pattern is purely coincidental")?
Did someone threaten you or someone you know with a suit for stealing intellectual property?
Let's gooooo!Chum, chum chum chum chuuuumm!
And maybe a staging coho or two. That time of year. Colorful, fluttery, Hovery.
Lots of marabou and schlappen.
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