Max Canyon
Hook - 36890 Mustad, Sizes 6-2
Thread - 3/0 black monocord
Tail - Small mixture of orange and white calf tail
Body - Rear 1/3 orange, front 2/3 black wool
Rib - Gold or silver oval tinsel
Hackle - Black saddle
Wing - 2/3 white and 1/3 orange calf tail
Author's Note
In the early 1970’s I developed this fly for Steelhead fishing on the Deschutes River.
http://www.flyfishingwithdougstewart.com/2013/10/tying-and-fishing-max-canyon.html
Dark Max
Hook - Mustad 36890,
sizes 4-6
Thread - 3/0 Black
Monocord
Tip - Flat gold Mylar
tinsel
Rib - Medium gold oval
tinsel
Body - 1/3 orange
& 2/3 black wool or yarn
Hackle - Black Saddle
Wing - 2/3 black calf
tail with 1/3 orange calf tail on top
Author’s Note
The Dark Max was created by Larry Piatt. He wanted to make
the Max Canyon a little darker and give it a lower profile. He tied in a flat
gold Mylar tip at the hook bend in place of the orange and white calf tail.
Then he replaced the white calf tail underwing with black calf tail. This fly
is very effective, especially in off color water.
http://www.flyfishingwithdougstewart.com/2015/08/story-behind-dark-max-canyon-steelhead.html
The Stewart
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippets
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Black wool
Hackle - Black
Wing - Orange over black calf tail
Author’s Note
The Stewart was created by Marty Sherman. He wanted to tie a
fly with the same color scheme as the Max Canyon but a little darker. He
replaced the orange and white tail with golden pheasant tippets, made the body
all black with gold tinsel and made the underwing black instead of white. Marty
first called it the Dark Max, but he found out that Larry Piatt had already
claimed that name. He thought the fly should somehow bear my name so he called
it The Stewart.
http://www.flyfishingwithdougstewart.com/2014/03/the-max-canyon-fly-family.html
