Orange Buffy Special

Fly: John Mundinger, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: Mustad 3261, #8
Thread: Orange Mono
Abdomen: Orange Poly Yarn
Underwing: Chartreuse Crystal Flash
Wing: Elk hair
Legs: Brown rubber legs
Hackle: Brown, palmered through thorax
Thorax: Spun/clipped orange deer hair

The "Buffy" Special, a hopper pattern, is a modification of the Werewolf (described by Sandy and Adele Pittendrigh, March 1986 Fly Fisherman). A friend and I inaugurated this fly on a Smith River trip in September 1997. We discovered that the "Buffy" floats well, is virtually indestructible and it really catches fish. The Orange Buffy is a color variation of the original.

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