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Title: Grizzly King Dry Fly
Post by: John Pierce on March 27, 2021, 06:47:54 AM
Grizzly King Dry Fly

HISTORY
20210327 This fly was demo'd at GRR weekly Fly Tying by Member David Robinson via Zoom, recording available on GRR's YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqjxJAQqRC841Pm5tnc-2Pw).

MATERIALS
Hook: #12 to #16 Dry Fly
Thread: 8/0 Black      
Rib: Flat Gold Tinsel - fine
Tail: Red Hackle Fibres
Body: Green Floss - 2 strands
Wing: Fine Antron or Mallard flank - upright
Hackle: Grizzly Hackle

COMMENTS
Dry Fly version of the Grizzly King Wet Fly (https://www.goldenrodsandreels.com/forum/index.php?topic=506.0)
Very popular dry fly in the 60s and 70s for evening rise on mountain lakes in Okanagan area