Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Stevenson Special

Stevenson Special

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Speckled guinea fowl barbs

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel over floss portion of body only

Body - Rear two-thirds, yellow floss; the front third, black ostrich herl

Hackle - Grizzly tied on as a collar and tied back and down; then one full turn of speckled guinea fowl

Wing - Fox squirrel tail tied over the body

Author's Note

C. N. Stevenson originated this pattern in the early 1940s. 

The original wing consisted of mottled brown turkey quill sections.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

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