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Fox Hole Special fly pattern tied by Darrell Olson
Classic Streamer

Fox Hole Special

Tied by Darrell Olson

Fox Hole Special recipe

HookUmpqua TMC 300, Size 6 (Hook Size Range 6 - 8)
ThreadBlack 6/0
BodyBlack Floss
RibFlat Silver Tinsel
ThroatYellow Bucktail
UnderwingOrange Bucktail
WingWhite Marabou
ShoulderMallard Flank
EyesPainted White & Black (Optional)

About this fly

Here in South Carolina in the up state we have Hell Hole for trout and you might have a really hot hole that always produces fish. The fly that I will be tying is no exception for Maine where the fly fishers of Maine have the fabled Fox Hole in the upper West Branch Penobscot River above Chesuncook Lake is the finest landlocked salmon fishery primarily in the fall. Like Hell Hole the Fox Hole is very remote. The Fox Hole Special was created by Larry Dryer of Greenville, Maine back in the 1980s. It is considered an attractor pattern and could be considered a dressed-up Black Ghost Marabou. The Fox Hole Special is considered one of the top ten landlocked salmon streamers in Maine.

What the Fox Hole Special imitates

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