Yellow Drake

[UC Steve]

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Good one, lately.
Hook: #12 TMC 200R
Thread: yellow UNI 8/0
Tails: barred lemon wood duck
Body: blend 3 equal parts Wapsi Superfine sulfur yellow; creamy-yellow poly yarn; bright yellow poly yarn – dubbed on a loop of the tying thread
Wing: pearl-gray kip
Hackle: can’t say, but yellow hen will work

[letumgo]

Wonderful imitative pattern, Steve. Very nice design. A confidence pattern, for sure.

[tie2fish]

That's nice, Steve. Very cool about the sudden re-appearance of this species on your waters ... http://soft-hacklejournal.blogspot.com/

[hankaye]

UC Steve, Howdy;

Very nice pattern you've put up. How well has it worked ?
Thanks to Mr. Bill for adding the link to your Blog, so,
Congratulations for getting into print in a magazine that
means a lot to you.

hank

[UC Steve]

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Ray, pretty basic, but so is the natural. I see the eastern model is the same shape, & prevalent on some waters, so might be altered to match local colorations.

Bill, one of the guides called me inquiring about a new one he's seeing, wanting to know if I'd seen them & what are they. I'd not seen them & didn't know what they were. Then, that night, I went out & there they were, big time -- & trout up & feeding on them. Thanks to my old dog-eared copy of Hafele & Hugh's Western Hatches, along with some online research, I was able to pin it down. Lacking proper dry fly hackle I opted for a wet version, & that works fine drifted in the film.

Hank, been getting good results with the fly. I have a way of forcing my clients into volunteering as crash test dummies for new patterns. Posting for you a couple pictures of trout they caught this past week. Wasn't going to mention it here, but the truth about the magazine is: I'm only in it for the money. Still saving for a Scott, 10', 6wt. And I need a new reel too.

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[UC Steve]

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[hankaye]

UC Steve, Howdy;

" I'm only in it for the money. Still saving for a Scott, 10', 6wt. And I need a new reel too."

Whatever works ... new toys are worth it. , , !

hank

[letumgo]

Steve - Would you be able to post a picture of the components you used for your dubbing blend? I'd like to see the shade of each of the materials.

Thanks for the inspiration.

PS - Man, those are nice trout! Color me jealous...

[UC Steve]

Ray, even better trout last night. Fished by myself for ten redbands, all 20-24 inch backing seekers. Half on the Yellow Occi & half on a wet Black Quill. You might like the fishing here. For what it's worth, here's the dubbing components. The Wapsi sulfur yellow has a lot of green in it. The yarn is a pale yellow & medium-bright yellow. All blended, the dubbing has a very, very slight olive cast.

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[letumgo]

Thanks Steve. Much appreciated. It's always good to have a reference with these things.

I'm happy for you mate. That sounds like fantastic fishing. One of these days I need to head out your way and hire you as a guide.