Slattery's Triple Threat

[ronr]

One of the highlights of my trip to Montana last summer was attending a tying session at Jim's place with Narcodog and Oldhat. I was a bit handicapped at that session as I was awaiting shoulder surgery and couldn't really manage to tie a fly. So ever since, I been trying to tie a decent Triple Threat. With apologies to Jim, I think this is at least a fishing specimen with help from Han's great video. I hope I get back this year to see it done by the creator once again.

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[letumgo]

Perfection!

That is how my hair currently looks. It’s grown wild, since the COVID restrictions. Last time my hair was this long, I was in college.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

ronr, back when I spent a summer working in Jim's shop, I tied many of these for the shop, under Jim's tutelage. Yours is one of the better one's I've seen. Well done!

[ronr]

REE, thank you sir, that is high praise.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

ronr, here's a how-to from the master, hisself. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytyin ... 04fotw.php

[letumgo]

Thanks REE, for the link. Great article Jim.

[Mike62]

I've been tying and fishing that pattern for a long time now. I never knew the name or the tier who came up with it until this thread, so thank you. It's a wonderful pattern on the Fish river, sizes #14-#16 in a chestnut-y brown with a lighter hackle.

...I wish mine looked as nice.

[driftless]

Thank you for posting a link to the pattern. Can't wait to get a few of these on the stream!!!

Awesome looking fly.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

I tie it in olive and tan (with orange thread on the tan) in sizes 10, 12 and 14. My box is heavier on the 12 and 14. I know a couple guys who tie it on a 16, using gold wire instead of tinsel, but I've never gone that small.

[FlyFisherMann1955]

Look here to see Hans tie Jim's Triple Threat Caddis:




Tight Lines- Ken