Created by Chester Mills of the famed William Mills and Son Tackle Co. of New York City, the Woodruff was named for Johnny Woodruff who was the first one to successfully try the pattern on the upper Beaverkill in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
Hook: #12-16 dry fly
Thread: Tan
Wing: Grizzly hackle tips
Tail: Grizzly hackle fibers
Body: Rabbit blend, ~90% olive brown, 10% yellow
Hackle: Brown
This pattern can be found in:
Mike Valla's "Tying the Founding Flies," 2015, [ Ссылка ]
*** Some of the other popular books used on this channel: ***
Dave Hughes, "Essential Trout Flies," 2017, [ Ссылка ]
Dave Hughes, "Wet Flies," 2015, [ Ссылка ]
John Shewey, "Classic Steelhead Flies," 2015, [ Ссылка ]
David Klausmeyer's "Favorite Flies," 2020, [ Ссылка ]
Morgan Lyle's "Simple Flies," 2015, [ Ссылка ]
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: [ Ссылка ]
Mike Valla's "Classic Streamer Fly Box," 2020, [ Ссылка ]
Randle Scott Stetzer's "Flies, the Best One Thousand," 1992, [ Ссылка ]
Terry Hellekson's "Popular Fly Patterns," 1976, [ Ссылка ]
Dick Stewart's, "Flies for Bass and Panfish," 1992, [ Ссылка ]
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: [ Ссылка ]
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