Speck

Soft Hackle

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Guinea hen feather fibers

Body - Black ostrich

Hackle - Brown hen

The Fisherman's Handbook of Trout Flies - Donald DuBois

Yes the berroco steel cut oats seems to be by far the best substitute, at least according to a really good article I've read about it....problem is it's no longer in production either and I cand get my hands on any. And no the fish can't tell the difference in a lot of cases. You can tie the same f...

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i never could figure out how a trout could tell the difference between 477 and all of the substitutes

i have a very limited length of 477 and a bunch of berroco 1214. 477 stays in the baggie

Yellow Speck

Chauncey Lively

Hook - Mustad 3906
Thread - Yellow
Ribbing - Gold wire
Body - Yellow floss
Thorax - Yellow chenille
Hackle - Dun hen

https://www.fishandboat.com/Transact/An ... er1976.pdf

hank

i fixed the picture

norm

thanks guys

I tied this up for a sports team color theme swap on another forum



Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tail - Red uni stretch
Ribbing - Blue wire
Body - White uni stretch
Throat - Blue bucktail
Wing - White calf tail

thanks

https://i.postimg.cc/nhyKWqG7/Henryville_Special_1080.jpg Henryville Special Hook - Standard dry fly hook, sizes 12 to 20 Thread - Black Rib - Grizzly hackle, palmered and trimmed on top Body - Red floss Underwing - Lemon wood duck fibers Wing - Gray duck quill Head Hackle - Dark ginger Scott Cesar...