Tying the Colonel Bates - Dressed Irons
Step by Step showing you how to tie the Colonel Bates streamer.
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Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek 8XL Streamer Hook, #4
Thread: Wapsi UTC Ultra Thread 140 Denier, Black
Tag: Tinsel, Silver
Tail: Saddle Hackle, Red
Body: Tinsel, Silver
Hackle: Schlappen, Brown
Wing: 4 Rooster Cape Hackles, Yellow & Two White
Shoulder: Mallard Flank, Natural
Cheek: Jungle Cock
The Colonel Bates was a fly Carrie Stevens came up with for her friend Joseph D. Bates. It was first called the Captain Bates and later changed to the Major Bates. It is a very productive pattern that has been adapted for all sorts of fishing conditions including a number of Atlantic Salmon patterns. The wing has two different colored hackles in it. There are two yellow hackles (on each side) with one white hackle that is a little shorter than the yellow. It is still a very productive fly to this day. -- Enjoy
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