Note: This bland looking fly deserves an explanation. It's Bill Campbell's version for the large stoneflies found on the headwaters of the Rio Grande and locally known as Willow Flies. Originally tied many years ago by Bill to try and get a fly that would hold up after more than just a few toothy browns, he used closed cell foam for the body and surgical wire instead of thread. After Bill, along with his fishing friends, Howard, and the ranch manager, Rod, all had their say on the fly's design and efficacy they put in Rod's boat and began the float toward the ranch. Howard was in the front of the boat that day (which surprises me since he's always insisted
I take the front whenever we've fished) and both the fly and the fishing
were holding up to expectations. After Howard had accounted for all of his
fish that day on the same fly, he hooked into one last brown as they
approached the take out spot at the ranch. Rod leaned forward and said to
Howard, "Don't loose that fly." He didn't, and that last fish made 46 on
the same fly. Mission accomplished, Bill.
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