Shufelt Special

A place to discuss the collecting and tying of classic flies, the tyers who made them famous, the tools, materials and techniques they used as well as the waters they were designed for. While classic is generally used to describe old things, classic is also used in the sense of first class or in the highest form. Therefore a fully dressed Salmon Fly, or a Carrie Stevens Streamer are just as much classics as a Chernobyl Ant would be. Enjoy the forum.

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Jcrouse
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Shufelt Special

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By way of introduction, my name is Justin, I live in Maine and have been tying for over thirty years. I focus mostly on classic flies and am sort of a collector of fly patterns. Here’s a Shufelt Special

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headwaters
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Nice! I'd be pleased to fish that in Maine.

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Yep, very nice. Going to be active in the water. What all do you have bunched up into that wing?

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bassman wrote:Yep, very nice. Going to be active in the water. What all do you have bunched up into that wing?
Thanks man. Here’s the whole recipe:

Hook: Streamer 4x-9x
Thread: 6/0 White underbody: 8/0 Black finish
Body: Flat Silver Tinsel
Rib: Oval Silver Tinsel
Underwing: Sparse Yellow Bucktail then sparse Red Bucktail
Wing: Full White Marabou
Head: Black Lacquered
Eye: Yellow w/ Black Pupil (optional)


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reelytrout
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I’ve had great luck ,with the Shufelt Special,fishing the East Outlet in Greenville.

DUCKMANNM
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I'd eat that!

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Very nicely tied!
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Norm Frechette
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my version

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Shufelt Special

Hook - Streamer style
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Under wing - Mixed red & yellow bucktail
Over wing - White marabou

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Norm Frechette wrote:my version

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Shufelt Special

Hook - Streamer style
Thread - Black
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Flat silver tinsel
Under wing - Mixed red & yellow bucktail
Over wing - White marabou
Looks Great Norm!!


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Re: Shufelt Special

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Post by Grouse »

Enjoyed seeing the original tie and appreciate the pattern details. Well done. The second version would also fish. Good to see multiple interpretations of great patterns.

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