The pattern No 15 in his group of salmon flies is as follows (page 177 in his book): The body of the fly was made of yellow silk, red cocks hackle, toucan tail ribbed with gold [it is assumed he meant the ribbing to be on the body], jay at the shoulder, a neat gaudily mixed wing, feelers of blue and yellow macaw, and a small black head. With no definitive description of what materials should be used for the wing, I liken it to a cadenza in a classical music concerto that allows a soloist to use his or her imagination to fill in the blanks while performing that passage
Big fish like big meals, right
But how should you fish with them
After some recent years of great abundance with some astounding fishing (Weve had days where five anglers literally stopped counting after releasing 70 sturgeon, Rees says, recalling the 20- to 50-pound average), a decline in sturgeon numbers means a quota reduced 38 percent to 9,600 fish in total
Alternatively, he used a paddle-tail worm on the 4/0 Lazer Trokar EWG Worm Hook, with a 3/16-ounce weight.