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Banded Squirrel Bucktail

Hook - Down-eyed 6-10 long shank
Thread - Black
Tail - Mixed red and white hackle fibers
Body - Mauve/wine wool
Rib - Fine oval silver tinsel
Hackle - Red over white hackle fibers
Wing - Grey squirrel hair

A simple bucktail pattern devised by Taff Price and first published in his book Lures for Game, Coarse, and Sea Fishing in the early 1970s. This fairly somber fly, with just a touch of color in its make-up, proved highly successful for brown trout, although rainbows are not averse to taking it, either.

The Flytier's Companion - Mike Dawes

Norm,
I pulled down my copy of Mike Dawes "Companion", turned to page 101 in the chapter of Lures and Streamers and there it was! I have to admit friend I like your tying much better!
It is a great looking pattern for sure and it seems to have just the right combination of somber and bright colors. This should be convincing to some hard to take smallmouth in my favorite little creek!
Thank you Norm for your great variety of offerings! It is a great inspiration to me!
Doug