Wednesday, October 1, 2025

American River Special

American River Special  

Tail - Brown

Ribbing - Narrow strip of dyed dark brown raffia or a double strand of brown unistretch

Body - Green chenille 

Hackle - Furnace 

Head - Black chenille

Author's Note

This is one of the several patterns developed for California's American River and christened with the same name.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

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