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Old 01-27-2021, 11:26 AM
Claymaker Claymaker is offline
 
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Default Skykomish Sunrise Variant

Skykomish Sunrise variant with a floss body.

This is a classic steelhead fly created by a father and son. Here is an excerpt from the famous book by Trey Combs, Steelhead: Fly Fishing to tell the story.

“Ken and his son, George, were driving east to the Skykomish River one January morning in 1936. The sun was coming up over the snowcapped Cascades, a splendor of red, yellow, and white. “Tie me a fly with those colors in it,” Ken told his son. That evening, George used red tying thread to secure a mix of red and yellow hackle, a red wool body, and a white polar bear wing. The completed fly was named the Skykomish Sunrise. George christened the pattern with three winter steelhead from a single pool near Monroe. The day included a seventeen-pounder. The new fly became a sensation.”

Red and Yellow Hackle Tail
Red Floss
Silver Tinsel
Red and Yellow Hackle Collar
Natural Polar Bear Wing
Black UTC Thread 140
Solarez UV Bone Dry Head
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Old 01-28-2021, 10:06 AM
Mr Flyguy Mr Flyguy is offline
 
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Nice tie!

On the coast (lower mainland) I used to tie an orange shrimp pattern with a white Collie dog hair wing, worked well in the Capilano and Cheakamus rivers.
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Old 01-28-2021, 01:39 PM
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Very well tied!
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Old 03-22-2021, 09:00 AM
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Sweet!
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