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I can't think of a word good enough to describe that fly.
Amaz-a-zing?

Variant wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:05 pm It reminds me of the Skykomish Sunrise , a classic steelhead pattern.
Well done.
Lou

Bill,
IMHO there is not a more elegant soft hacked steelhead wet fly to swing for summer steelhead than a Alec Jackson’s Spade flies !
Lou

That’s pretty fancy looking, Mr. roadkillBill.

I like it!

Variant wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:35 am

Variant wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:05 pm It reminds me of the Skykomish Sunrise , a classic steelhead pattern.
Well done.
Lou

Bill,
IMHO there is not a more elegant soft hacked steelhead wet fly to swing for summer steelhead than a Alec Jackson’s Spade flies !
Lou

Lou, is this the fly your speaking of? https://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytyi ... /wet39.php

REE,
That is the classic spade style pattern. The one I am thinking about is called a Skykomish Sunrise Spade.

Lou

Here is a brighter Ostrich Spade that I tied many years ago, probably in the 90s.

B0019361 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

It has the fuller body that Alec thought might be more productive on the steelhead that traveled hundreds of miles to Eastern Oregon and Washington waters.