Nice!
Now, had you tied 20 of these a month ago........
The swap was missing a big ole Steelhead or Salmon sized Tup fly, I honestly thought someone might have come up with one- just to be different. I think you covered that base quite nicely.
"Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout".... Irish proverb.
I toyed with the idea, but I thought Carl might do one. I ended up tying some steelhead flies for another swap I was in on FTF forum (my recent Orange Spellbinder pattern). Oh well.
Some of the same morons who throw their trash around in National parks also vote. That alone would explain the state of American politics. ~ John Gierach, "Still Life with Brook Trout"
Great looking fly Hans. I tie a very similar and have fished it for steelhead for about 3 years now with some success.
Actually, although it is hard to tell in the pictures, Stendalen's pattern in the Tup's Swap is of proper steelhead size. There is great variation in the swap and lots of "goodies" coming that I did not mention anywhere.... the excitement builds....
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