On Dec 28, 2019, 8 GRR Members met up to tie flies, tied wet Doc Spratley flies, originally invented in BC Interior for lake fishing rainbow trout.
Pattern info and pictures from GRR Member DaveR:
- Hook: #10 to # 16 wet fly 2x long
- Thread: 8/0 black or tan
- Tail: grizzly hackle fibres
- Rib: oval silver tinsel
- Body: black or tan yarn
- Wing: pheasant tail fibres
- Beard: grizzly hackle fibres
- Head: peacock herl
On Feb 29, 2020 GRR Members met to tie Doc Spratley as taught by Dave R:
Hook: #10 2x long streamer
Thread: 6/0 black
Tail: Golden pheasant crest
Rib: Silver medium tinsel
Body: Black embroidery floss
Throat: Natural guinea foul
Wing: Pheasant tail
Head: Peacock herl