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Bongoman said:
My this week's "Throw Back Thursday" fly Kaufmanns Signal Light- This pattern was originated by Randall Kaufmann, and named after the signal lights of the Deschutes River railroad tracks. This a excellent summer steelhead pattern for the west coast and one of my favorites.

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They will definitely see that coming
 
Bongoman said:
My this week's "Throw Back Thursday" fly Kaufmanns Signal Light- This pattern was originated by Randall Kaufmann, and named after the signal lights of the Deschutes River railroad tracks. This a excellent summer steelhead pattern for the west coast and one of my favorites.

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Very nice. Probably my second favorite all time pattern, behind the Coal Car. I got my first (on the fly) steelhead on a Signal Light.

What are you using for the wing? Is that just dyed black calf tail?
 
Merle said:
Very nice. Probably my second favorite all time pattern, behind the Coal Car. I got my first (on the fly) steelhead on a Signal Light.

What are you using for the wing? Is that just dyed black calf tail?
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Yes I used Calf tail. Personally I like the way one tied with black squirrel tail swims in the water.
I posted a Coal Car Feb 5th I think
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Basically polishing off my musky box for the season. Pretty heavily leaning towards darker colors (shocker, I know), so I wanted to get another lighter colored one in the box to go with one larger and a couple mini 6"ers. Puts my box in the neighborhood of 15-20 flies. Several swap flies, a couple from other friends and the rest my own (which I tend to fish the vast majority of the time anyway).

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Bow Tie Raccoon

Variation of Paul Lasha's Raccoon

Hook - Dry fly, #12-#16
Thread - White
Tail/Shuck - Grizzly sili-legs
White Gills - White uni-stretch
Shellback - 2 MM tan foam strip
Body - Black dubbing
 
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Sweep

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Black hen
Wing - Black quill segments, turkey or goose
Cheek - Kingfisher or substitute

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Norm Frechette said:
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Sweep

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Oval gold tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Black ostrich herl
Rib - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Black floss
Hackle - Black hen
Wing - Black quill segments, turkey or goose
Cheek - Kingfisher or substitute

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Wow, that is a classy fly!
 
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