Hywel 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2007 Have any of you ever been attracted to a certain pattern, and couldn't explain exactly 'why' your were drawn to it? The Patricia is one of my all-time favorite Steelhead flies and one of those flies that I've always been enamored with. Here are two versions I tied recently; The first was dressed according to Randy Stetzer's original Rx, and the second is a Winter variant with a fuller body. Hywel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Boyer 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2007 Well done, Scotty. Claret is one of my favorite colors. Lots of good patterns in that Stetzer book. :headbang: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Randy Taylor 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2007 very nice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hywel 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2007 Thanks, Guys! Mike - a very dear friend of mine and I have an inside joke about Claret-colored flies. A self-proclaimed "expert" (on another board) had boldly stated that Claret wasn't a very productive color of choice for NW Steelhead. Well, both of us maintain that Claret flies are indeed very effective for Steelhead - as well as Trout and a few species of Salmon. So, whenever the subject comes up we're quick to quip, "Claret?! Remember what "the expert" said,...Claret is NOT a good color for West Coast Steelhead!" *g* BTW - "Flies - the Best 1000" is a great little book and it also features another one of my favorite Randy Stetzer patterns, the "Autumn Gold". Hywel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ronn Lucas 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2007 Oh yeah!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
