Grizzly Orange - Don Bastian Tied by: Don Bastian Originated by: Don Bastian Source: Forgotten Flies 1999, Schmookler & Sils - Pg. 442 Hook:...
Tied by: Don Bastian
Originated by: Don Bastian
Source: Forgotten Flies 1999, Schmookler & Sils - Pg. 442
Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley streamer hook 6xl #1
Thread: Red 8/0
Tail: Yellow hackle fivers
Body: Flat gold tinsel
Belly: Black bucktail
Throat: Orange hackle fibers
Under-wing: Orange bucktail
Wing: 2 grizzly hackles
Shoulder: Guinea fowl dyed orange
Eye: Jungle cock nail
Head: Red
Notes: Don designed the pattern for chasing the legendary land-locked salmon and brook trout of the Rangeley region of Maine. The colors of the streamer resemble the fall spawning phase of the brook trout.
- Log in to post comments
Comment to #290 - Grizzly Orange
Wow Don, this one is a beauty! Love the colors....they work so well together. Black buck tail and everything...Great fly!
Comment to #290 - Grizzly Orange
Very nice fly Don,well thought out ...
Comment to #290 - Grizzly Orange
Thanks for your comment Eunan, glad you like this pattern!