Max Canyon

[Old Hat 0]

One of my favorite local fall patterns.

 

 

Hook: partridge CS10/1

Thread: black

Tag: flat gold tinsel

Tail: mix of white and orange calf's tail

Rib: small gold braid

Body: rear third orange floss, front two thirds black seal

Hackle: black hen

Wing: white calf's tail topped with orange

[Ridleyffo 0]

Sweet Fly Old Hat. does it represent a brookie? I wonder how it would work in the east?

[Old Hat 0]

Wasn't designed to represent a brookie. But probably wouldn't be bad in a hairwing streamer form. I might have to try it. Originated on Oregon's Deschutes River for steelhead. More of an attractor pattern, if representative of anything, it could suggest a fall caddis. You'll see it as a Max or (Mack's) Canyon. Originally named a Max Canyon, possibly to not hint at the stretch of the Deschutes known as Mack's Canyon where the fly was very productive.

[yellow bomber 0]

Ya dun did it again Old Hat, that's another beauty!! Very nice tie, that tag is tight.

[Arkansas Mike 0]

I could just look at that for hours, Old Hat.

 

 

Mike

[Old Hat 0]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments. I have been working over some of the classic hairwings into a bit more contemporary designs.

 

I think the MC is already in the database so I didn't add it.

 

The tag did turn out nice but I noticed I somehow got a small gap between the tag and floss.

[yellow bomber 0]

Very minor in the overall scheme of things in my opinion, the flow is almost mesmerizing. Did you use anything to build the body up under the floss or is it the ends of the calf tail extended through?

[Old Hat 0]

Very minor in the overall scheme of things in my opinion, the flow is almost mesmerizing. Did you use anything to build the body up under the floss or is it the ends of the calf tail extended through?

 

The butts of the tail fibers extend through the entire body to keep things on the same plane then "smoothed out" with tight thread wraps without any noticeable thread build up.

[yellow bomber 0]

Definitly going to try my hand at a few of those, thanks again for the great submission. You do very nice work.

[steelie 0]

Good Day,

 

Well, well, well... What is there to say? Great fly! I am sure in the appropriate size it would work for brookies too. Would fish well here in the Great Lakes too!

 

Steelie

[ibian 0]

Bookmarked. This is another winner for sure. I love it

 

Ian