Steelhead Bee

Here is the fly pattern sheet for the Steelhead Bee.

Steelhead Bee | www.johnkreft.com

This is a picture of the Golden Girl tied by Roderick Haig-Brown from the International Federation of Fly Fisher’s Museum in Livingston, MT.

Materials

Tail

Fox squirrel tail slightly longer than the hook shank

Body

Divided into three equal parts of brown-yellow-brown floss or like-colored dubbing

Wing

Fox squirrel tail set well forward and divided

Fly pattern from Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies by Trey Combs (1979)

Note: See the Steelhead Bee – TBT post for more information.