There was a pattern very similar to what you described that was popular in Montana 30 years ago and it was called a Crazy Goof. I assumed it was a hopper imitation. Dean --- "D. A. Endress" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's some History about various "Tyed Down > Wing" patterns > of the Northwest, should help clarify things; > in Roy Patrick's "Pacific Northwest Fly > Patterns",1970 edition, > on page 34 is listed a "BuckTail Caddis" which > consists of a > Yellow wool body, brown hackle-palmered & a Deerhair > wing tyed > in > at the head AND THAN tyed down at the tail end of > the hook. I > recall fishing this style of Caddis dry back in the > early 70s in > a orange & dark brown version. It was often called a > DOWNWING or > TYED DOWN CADDIS. Very effective pattern as I > recalled. > Confusion > would come into play as there is a Legendary > "Series" of > Northwest Dryflies called BUCKTAIL CADDIS; they > usually sported > short Deer Hair tails, Yellow or Orange wool yarn > bodies > palmered > with Brown hackles.A Wing of Deerhair, the tips > extending past > to > or beyond the tail,was lashed in at the > head..resulting in a > large thread head---the deerhair flared about quite > abit. the > Bucktail Caddis were tyed up to size 4s,often tyed > on double > hooks to be fished for Steelhead with. Difinitely a > Pattern to > use when a high floating, easy to see down wing is > needed. > The WERNER SHRIMP is basically a Tyed down/Down > wing Caddis,but > it is tyed with Olive Seal's Fur or,more > commonly,Olive > chenille. in Art Lingren's "Fly Patterns of British > Columbia", > 1996 by F.A.P., Art credits Mary Stewart for > originating the > fly, with Werner Schmid being the one who > popularized it. the > fly was first tyed in the early 1960s. When I was > fishing the > Interior Lakes of British Columbia back in the early > 80s, the > Werner Shrimp, along with Carey Specials & Doc > Spratleys, was > often the flies that got me into those hard fighting > KAMLOOPS> > Hope this helps everyone..... > > DEAN... > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for > all of > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at > http://shopping.yahoo.com > or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com
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