Tying the Don's Special - Dressed Irons

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Hook: Partridge CS15, #2
Thread: Wapsi UTC Ultra Thread 140 Denier White, Danville 6/0 Black & Red
Tag: Danville Mylar Tinsel, Silver #14
Tail: Schlappen, Yellow
Body: Danville Mylar Tinsel, Silver #14
Throat: Schlappen, Yellow
Wing: 2 Rooster Cape Hackles, Blue,
flanked by 2 Gray Hackles and
flanked by 2 Grizzly hackles slightly shorter than the Blue and Gray
Cheek: Jungle Cock
Head: Black with Red Stripe

Carrie Stevens had a habit of naming flies after people in her life. The Don's Special was named for George Donald Bartlett, a fishing client of her husband. She named two other flies for Mr. Bartlett. There is the Don's Delight ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frU8SiIduRo ) and the G. Donald Bartlett. It is a handsome fly with the blue and the gray in the wing. They contrast well with the yellow in the tail and throat. -- Enjoy

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