Colorado Captain

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Materials needed 6

Tying difficulty Challenging

Target species trout

Tied by Matt O’Neal of Savage Flies on YouTube

Of unknown origin, the Colorado Captain is a Wulff style attractor dry fly pattern. This highly buoyant fly should be effective through fast, riffled water or as the top fly in a dry-dropper rig.

Materials
Hook: #8-18 dry fly
Thread: Black
Tag: Gold tinsel
Tail: Golden pheasant tippets
Body: Black ostrich herl
Wingpost: White calf tail
Hackle: Brown

Fly Materials

H 130 BL Dry Fly Hook - J. Stockard Fly Fishing

H 130 BL Dry Fly Hook - J. Stockard Fly Fishing

Hanak Competition

H 130 BL Dry Fly Hook

$10.45

veevus-thread-6-0

veevus-thread-6-0

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VEEVUS

Veevus Thread 6/0

$4.25 $3.61

silver-gold-mylar-tinsel

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VEEVUS

Silver / Gold Mylar Tinsel

$4.25 $3.61

10-12-ostrich-herl

10-12-ostrich-herl

Hareline

10 - 12" Ostrich Herl

$5.85

calf-tail

calf-tail

Hareline

Calf Tail

$5.15

NM-620153

99220-Select-3-Brn-18__33627_1

Metz

Hackle Select 3-Pack

$19.95

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