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Spitfire

Hook - Mustad 9672, size 4-10

Thread - Black

Tail - A section of dyed red goose quill fibers

Palmer ribbing - Brown hackle palmered through body

Body - Black chenille

Hackle - Guinea hen body feather wound as a wet fly collar

REMARKS: This Don Gapen pattern is now almost fifty years old. It is listed as a trout streamer pattern but would also easily pass as a wet fly.

Wooly Worm Variant

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser

norm, Howdy;

Appears to be influenced by the Irish Lough flies. Not a shabby
heritage to have either.

Thanks for posting it.

hank

I like that. Nice

Very attractive pattern. Wooly worms deserve more respect.