Wintel's Western Special

Wintel's Western Special

contributed by Rick Jones

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Materials

Hook2X-3X Longs, sizes 2-6
Threadto match colour
TailGood hunk of dear hair
BodyLarge Black Chenille
CollarSoft grizzly
HeadRed thread

Notes

Rick Jones fishes this simple three-material pattern for summer steelhead, especially on the Bulkley River. He says a red head outproduces a black one and that it should be cast out and swung into the beach with a floater or sinker. A deer hair wing with a dry hackle turns it into a grease liner, and a pheasant tail and tinsel rib make it a Doc Spratley.