Colonel Bates
Tied By Brent Jones
Hook: Partridge of Redditch CS5-9X size 4
Thread: Semperfli Classic Waxed 8/0, Red
Materials- tail: Mallard Pointers, dyed Scarlet body: UTC Large Mylar Tinsel, Silver throat: Brown Hen wing: Cock Saddle, 2 Yellow & 1 White per side Shoulders: Mallard Flank cheeks: Jungle Cock head: Thread with a coating of Solarez
Notes:
This is a Carrie Stevens pattern that she named after Captain Joe Bates. He eventually rose to the rank of Colonel. As he rose in rank the fly was renamed to match his military rank. The final name Colonel Bates happened some time after the Second World War.