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.