Today’s Throw Back Thursday fly is the Carrie Stevens Green Drake streamer. I tied this fly for last year’s Expo Poster Plate, but they used my Pink Beauty instead.
Carrie Stevens created her own versions of streamers for Maine’s Rangeley Lakes Region. In July 1924, she landed a 6 pound 13 ounce brook trout, winning 2nd place in the Field & Stream magazine contest. Shortly after that, she began selling her flies.
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the McKenzie Caddis dry fly. This odd looking body color matches the real insect found on the McKenzie River in Oregon. I found this fly pattern in the 1980’s when I tied a few of these flies for the first time. These caddis flies begin hatching in mid-May and…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is a Bob Jacklin Giant Salmon Fly Nymph. I found this fly when I walked into his fly shop a few weeks ago. I stood in front of the fly bins and selected several I thought would make likely candidates for my TBT posts. Jacklin is a fixture in…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Buszek’s Kings River Caddis. I recently finished up a fly order for a customer that included a few of Buszek’s Kings River Caddis. After filling his order and tying a few for myself, I decided this fly would be a good candidate for this week’s TBT post. Buszek’s Kings…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Lindgren’s Peacock. This fly was developed by Ira Lindgren. The first TBT fly I posted from Ira was the Lingrens Olive. However, I’ve since learned the name was misspelled in the book I used as a reference. I tied this simple fly on a #10 Mustad 3906 hook…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Bekeart Special. It’s been awhile since I highlighted a steelhead fly. I found the Bekeart Special steelhead fly pattern in John Shewey’s book entitled Classic Steelhead Flies. If you haven’t had a chance to peruse this book, go to your local fly shop and see if they have it in…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Jim Slattery’s OD Stimulator. The OD stands for “original design”. I’ve frequented Jim Slattery’s Campfire Lodge Resort, located on the Madison River between Hebgen and Quake lakes quite a bit when we are in the Madison Valley during our fly fishing road trips. I first learned about it…
