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Dark Max Canyon Steelhead Fly |
Interestingly, the lone angler who had been fishing on the other side was waiting for me. His name was Larry Piatt, and after cordial introductions he asked me one, simple question, “What the heck are you doing to hook those fish? I’ve been fishing this river for over a month and haven’t had a strike.” I looked at his outfit, his leader and fly and said, “Larry, you’ve got the right gear and I watched you fishing over there and your technique is fine. Just keep on doing what you’re been doing!”
For the balance of the summer we began to fish together. He finally started to catch some fish but it wasn't because of what I said. It was because of what I forgot to say which was that sometimes in Steelhead fishing you just have to get lucky. However, my original and seemingly harmless comment haunted him. When we would be talking with other anglers he would say, ”Here I was, watching this guy hook and release five Steelhead in a row, and when I asked for some solid advice, all he said was, “Keep on doing what you're doing.” I figured that meant, keep on getting skunked!
Sometime later, Larry tied a variation of the Max Canyon fly called the Dark Max Canyon. It’s a darker fly, has a lower profile and is effective in all water types. Here’s the recipe.
Hook: Mustad 36890, sizes 4-6.
Thread: 3/0 Black Monocord.
Tip: Flat gold Mylar tinsel.
Rib: Medium gold oval tinsel.
Body: 1/3 orange & 2/3 black wool or yarn.
Hackle: Black Saddle.
Wing: 2/3 black calftail with 1/3 orange calftail on top.
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Step 1 |
Tie in flat gold tinsel at the hook bend and wrap 1/8 inch forward
above the hook barb. Attach the tinsel and orange yarn.
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Step 2 |
Wrap the yarn up 1/3 inch and attach the black yarn.
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Step 3 |
Wrap the black yarn up 2/3 of the shank,
spin 5 or 6 turns of gold oval tinsel forward
and tie off. Attach the black saddle hackle.
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Step 4 |
Wrap the black hackle forward and tie it back to a 45-degree angle.
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Step 5 |
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