Lloyd Sheas Stauffer Special

[Don Andersen]

Guys,

 

A guy contacted me and wants recipe and picture of the Stauffer Special.

 

Figure that some of you have a copy.

 

thanx,

 

 

Don

[TimD]

Don,

 

I use a size 12 2x short, some type of black micro chenille, a gold wire rib and some black hen hackle. The bottom fly is called a herl same fly but just has a peacock herl body (works about the same too).

 

Regards,

 

Tim stauffer_special.bmp

[RangerBob]

Don, is that Lloyd's pattern? Cool... hmm.. I recall seeing it in a back issue of Barry Mitchell's Alberta Fishing Guide.. no wait.... that was "The Mitchell Special" (also a secret fly for said Creek as I understand). The above recipe almost sounds / looks about right except I think for the hackle... but let me jump aboard the Sherman Wayback machine and get back to you. Hmmm... I think it was to imitate the little black winter stone flies out there that I see every year.. but have never actually seen fish take. I know Mikey D fishes an uber long tied Griffith's gnat to some effect to match that hatch. Looking.... researching...

 

Damn.. you had to mention Stauffer in the winter.. spring.. my cabin fever rose about 15 degrees now.

[Scratch]

Damn.. you had to mention Stauffer in the winter.. spring.. my cabin fever rose about 15 degrees now.

Damn you both. Grrr.

[RangerBob]

Here is the ACTUAL pattern. I knew I had this pattern someplace (right from the book of "Flies for Alberta" that I got Reg to sign before he passed). Sigh... I still miss Denny's Flyshop.

 

P.S. - Roy (DT, or other next of Kin).. please don't sue me.

Stauffer_Special.pdf

[RangerBob]

Oh yeah, I also had this in my (private collection of) Flysource files ( http://www.flysource.net/) .. along with the rest of the patterns in the book.. so here you go.

 

staufferspecial.fly

 

PMS - Roy Boy, please don't sue me.

[RangerBob]

Here is the colour plate of Lloyd's tye. If I recall, everyone whom was in the book submitted an original hand tied pattern. I missed the deadline... c'est la vie.

 

[RangerBob]

I just updated my flysource file on this pattern here to contain all the history now for the ages. Why they published a book right.. to pass the knowledge on.. and FlySource came along to tuck it all away when it is needed. Uber.

FliesOfAlbertaStaufferSpecial.fly

[TimD]

Here is the ACTUAL pattern. I knew I had this pattern someplace (right from the book of "Flies for Alberta" that I got Reg to sign before he passed). Sigh... I still miss Denny's Flyshop.

 

P.S. - Roy (DT, or other next of Kin).. please don't sue me.

Brother,

 

Do you really think Lloyd would have published what he actually fished with? I am risking ghostly visits just showing what I did.

 

 

Regards,

 

Tim

[RangerBob]

Here is the ACTUAL pattern. I knew I had this pattern someplace (right from the book of "Flies for Alberta" that I got Reg to sign before he passed). Sigh... I still miss Denny's Flyshop.

 

P.S. - Roy (DT, or other next of Kin).. please don't sue me.

Brother,

 

Do you really think Lloyd would have published what he actually fished with? I am risking ghostly visits just showing what I did.

 

 

Regards,

 

Tim

 

 

I think he's already lurking around Southwick's bench as we speak.. I noticed a few 'Spirit Orbs' in one of the photos he took. No wait... that was just Scotch & Five on the lens.

 

However, I am already busy trying to channel Roman to lend a hand with the Size 32 hooks when they arrive.