Norm, Howdy; You've been holding out on us. Beauty, for sure. hank i just havent posted here in a while due to a certain member i tried to post with my old user name but forgot the damn password. tried to get a moderator to help on the password but no help came along i just registered with a new us...

Jay Silve r (Left) Tag: None Tail: Golden pheasant tippet Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel (if desired) Body: Silver tinsel Hackle: Ginger Wing: European blue jay Jay Yellow (Top) Tag: None Tail: Yellow hackle fibers Ribbing: None Body: Yellow floss Hackle: Yellow Wing; European blue jay Jay Blue (Botto...

RickA wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:40 am I agree!
Did you use a wing burner or trim by hand?
I would love to show those to Salmo salar

natural feather from eurasian jay wings. no burner used. i just trimmed off the fluff at the base of the feather

while there are other versions of this fly, here is one version i found on the internet



thanks for looking - norm

What can you tell us about the origin/history of this pattern? It looks like a pattern which could easily be up-sized, to entice steelhead. other than what is in the book, i do not have much history. heres what it says in the book (Pacific Northwest fly Patterns) "Yellow Jacket Bucktail" ...

thanks for looking - norm

https://i.postimg.cc/5NJGMXZK/Yellow-Jacket-Bucktail-800.jpg Hook - Wet/nymph style Thread - Black Tip - Red floss/uni-stretch Ribbing - Large black nylon or linen thread, 4 turns Body - Yellow or cream wool Wing - Brown squirrel tail, brown bear, brown calftail etc Hackle - Brown Pacific Northwest...

size 10