#17 - Spofford Smelt

Tied by: Glenn Peckel

Originated by: Ora Smith

Source: Trolling Flies for Trout and Salmon; Dick Stewart & Bob Leeman 1982 pg.87

Hook: Mustad 7948A #6/8

Body: Rear hook burnt orange floss and on the front hook silver embossed tinsel.

Beads: Small silver cylindrical beads threaded on connecting wire

Throat: Golden yellow imitation to the bend of the rear hook

Wing: Sparse white imitation bucktail over which are 2 medium dun hackles

Shoulder: Pintail flank feathers 1/2 wing length

Head: Black

Eye: Painted white with black pupil

Notes: Possibly named for Spofford Lake in Spofford, NH. Glenn has put together an amazing set of 12 Ora Smith streamers as his contribution to the Streamers 365 project. Stay tuned in for the project as we will be showing this set over the year and we will be auctioning them all together as a set near the end of the project.