Beauty of a fly Ray!!

Beautiful as usual!!
One of my favorite tiers and photographers showcasing flies from one of my favorite flyfishing authors.

Great Fly!!

I have been fishing this one for decades.
IMGP9653 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

Do you know the origin of the Fore and Aft tie? The single hackle Burlap Steelhead pattern has been around for some time.

This fly is also courtesy of the same hen neck on the wall of Campfire Lodge last week. ;) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48834500971_bdcd633aa1_z.jpg IMGP9637 by William Lovelace , on Flickr Hook-Mustad 94840 #14 Thread-Kimono Silk #318 Body-Mole Rib-Small Silver Ultra Wire Hackle and Tail-Whi...

This is courtesy of a hen neck on the wall of Campfire Lodge last week and a short visit with Jim. ;) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48834130188_4038f5999a_z.jpg IMGP9632 by William Lovelace , on Flickr Hook-Mustad 94840 #14 Thread-UTC 70 Rusty Brown Body-Beaver Belly Rib-Gold Twist Hackle and ...

Zen,

I have the 1970 Enlarged Edition of Patrick's book that lists this fly under Regular Flies.

The Flies of the NORTHWEST put out by the Spokane Club and printed by Frank Amato in 1986 has a simple Yellow and White Bucktail streamer with a silver tinsel body.

For different conditions, I use upstream casts, shot, wire, beads, dumbbell eyes, heavy hooks, tool flies, add on tips in various lengths made from T-14, and lines from: sink tips, intermediate to deep water express.

Hank, Cabela's catalog 20 years ago. :) In my home town an Elementary Principal asked me to get involved in an after school homework program with flytying as one of the rewards. Then the next year another asked me to do Outdoor School classes in fly tying and casting, and next the Junior High Princi...