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The Wood Special
Tied by Joe Sterling
The Wood Special recipe
| Hook | streamer size 4, 6, 8 or 10 4x to 7x or 8x |
|---|---|
| Thread | Black |
| Tail | Golden pheasant crest tippets |
| Body | Florescent orange chenille |
| Rib | small silver tinsel |
| Throat | soft hackle, brown or grizzley |
| Wing | Wood duck flank feather or mallard flank dyed lemon wood duck |
| Eyes | Jungle cock or none |
About this fly
Joe Sterling of Danforth ME developed this fly in the early 1960s.https://puckerbrushflies.com/2013/11/14/the-wood-special/https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/video-how-to-tie-the-wood-special
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
