Pattern of the Month: Sewall's Falls Fancy
By Dennis Guilbeault
Hook: Size 1/0 salmon hook - Mustad #36890 or equivalent
Thread: Black
Tag:
Body: Chartreuse floss & oval silver tinsel
Wing:
About 8 to strands of chartreuse crystal flash, then chartreuse
squirrel tail and top with golden pheasant crest
Collar: Bright yellow Chinese neck hackle
Head: Black or chartreuse thread & heavy lacquer
Editor's note: Rarely are we able to present a pattern from the originator, which is the case with the Sewall's Falls Fancy. Dennis, a former member of our chapter, has been featured in the NH Fish & Game film about brood stock Atlantic Salmon in the Merrimack River. This fly has probably accounted for more salmon in the Merrimack River since the origin of the brood stock program than any other fly. Dennis, thanks for sharing it with us.