How about an updated version of an old classic steelhead fly for this week’s Throw Back Thursday…the Golden Demon. Zane Grey brought this fly from New Zealand to the Rogue River in the mid-1920s.
OK, perhaps this is a spey version of the original…
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Chuck Stranahan’s Golden Stone
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Chuck Stranahan’s Golden Stone. We stopped at Chuck Stranahan’s Flies & Guides to see what we could find. The Golden Stone is one of the flies he pulled out for me to post. He stated it was a variant of Randall Kaufmann’s Stimulator. Here is a quote from Chuck’s website…
Silver Stork
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Silver Stork, one of the wet flies Ray Bergman cataloged in his book entitled Trout, first published in 1938. The Silver Stork is from Plate No. 8. I tried to research a little history for this fly, but was unable to find any. If you have a little history about…
Gordon Quill Fly Package
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Lady Caroline
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Royal Charlie
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