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My guess is  black floss body, flat silver tinsel rib, I think Ozark  turkey  and  ginger hackle are good calls.  The colors seem lighter or more subdued in the article and might be oranged up by the lighting or processing, perhaps bleached turkey and cream/light ginger hackles, to get it right one would dissect an existing fly or find his notes, you could try contacting the museum or the author of the article. 

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at this point its anybody's guess as to what materials were used

????

john voelker wrote under the pen name of robert traver. maybe its in one of h\is books

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Excellent suggestion flytire but we've gone that route.  My friend owns every book he authored and nothing has shown up to add any light on that particular fly. 

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Hook: 12, 2xl, Saber

Thread: black

Tail: Brown fibers from a rooster neck

Body: Turkey wing barb (for the life of me, i cannot find my peacock eyes!)

Wing: Brown rooster, x2, tied opposed and flat

Collar: India hen, mottled brown

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30 minutes ago, robow7 said:

Excellent suggestion flytire but we've gone that route.  My friend owns every book he authored and nothing has shown up to add any light on that particular fly. 

i didnt know that from your earlier posts

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1 hour ago, flytire said:

i didnt know that from your earlier posts

I understand.  My friend even knows Voelker's daughter and she's unwilling to give up anything.  It was just a quest as he has recreated several flies that Volker and the older gang used.  This particular one had him stumped and that's why I told him that I would throw it out to this very knowledgeable board.

niveker, very very nice work !

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2 hours ago, Brian Myers said:

I gave it a shot . Didn’t have the right hook and I screwed up the wings by not tying them in splayed which is a large error as

the splayed wings probably give the fly some action when it sinks. I’d be curious if anyone is familiar with this fly as well.

 

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Thanks Moshup, robow7.

 

10 hours ago, Moshup said:

I gave it a shot

I like that Moshup, it now on the 'to do' list.  

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I had a friend tell me about the Slim Jim and it's notoriety amongst the older crew of fly fishermen here in Northern ME. After much digging, here's what I found for the N Maine variation

 

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Slim Jim


Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 8-12
Thread - UNI-thread 6/0 black
Tail - Red hackle fibers
Rib - Flat silver or gold tinsel
Wing - Two thin grizzly neck hackles tied in as long as the body flared outward and up at a slight angle
Hackle - Grizzly
Body - Black, gray, red, brown, or orange floss

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