The Carey Special, a suggestive fly pattern that imitates numerous bugs, is most commonly fished as a dragonfly nymph. When this fly is presented around weed beds and shoal lines, the pulsating movement created by the Pheasant rump tail feathers makes it irresistible to a cruising trout.
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The Carey Special traces its roots back to 1920 when Colonel Tom Carey and Dr. Lloyd Day collaborated on a pattern originally called the Monkey Faced Louise or Dredge. Their design featured a dense pheasant rump hackle and a dubbed fur body from a dead marmot Dr. Day had found on his drive to rendezvous with Colonel Carey for a fishing trip.
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Detailed instructions for tying a Carey Special.Recipe: Hook: 3X-long nymph hook (here a Dai-Riki 710), size 10.Thread: 6/0 or 140 Denier, black.Rib: Ultra W
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Fly Tying the Carey Special (Classic British Columbia Fly Pattern) – YouTube Carey Special Fly Pattern Tutorial Share Watch on An example of a fly you could enter for the April 2020 Natures Spirit fly tying challenge. Check out their youtube or social media for details and a tutorial as well. A fly pattern from the early 1900’s that is a must have for any still water box.
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Carey Special Fly Pattern Tutorial Share Watch on An example of a fly you could enter for the April 2020 Natures Spirit fly tying challenge. Check out their youtube or social media for details and a tutorial as well. A fly pattern from the early 1900’s that is a must have for any still water box. Carey Special Fly Pattern Tutorial – YouTube © 2023 Google LLC An example of a fly you could enter for the April 2020 Natures Spirit fly tying challenge. Check out their youtube or social
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Thread: Black, 6/0 or 140-denier. Rib: Gold Ultra Wire,small. Tail:Speckled Golden Olive Coq de Leon feather. Body: Brown-olive rabbit-fur dubbing. Thorax: Brown-olive SLF dubbing. Hackle: Speckled Golden Olive Coq de Leon feather. Head: Tying thread. Adhesive: Head cement or UV-cure resin. Partridge and Green
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Carey Special Thread: Black, 6/0 or 140-denier. Rib: Gold Ultra Wire,small. Tail:Speckled Golden Olive Coq de Leon feather. Body: Brown-olive rabbit-fur dubbing. Thorax: Brown-olive SLF dubbing. Hackle: Speckled Golden Olive Coq de Leon feather. Head: Tying thread. Adhesive: Head cement or UV-cure resin.
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Carey Special | Fly fishing, Fly tying, Fly tying patterns The Carey Special, a suggestive fly pattern that imitates numerous bugs, is most commonly fished as a dragonfly nymph. When this fly is presented around weed beds and shoal lines, the pulsating movement created by the Pheasant rump tail feathers makes it irresistible to a cruising trout.
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Fly Tying the Carey Special (Classic British Columbia Fly Pattern) – YouTube Detailed instructions for tying a Carey Special.Recipe: Hook: 3X-long nymph hook (here a Dai-Riki 710), size 10.Thread: 6/0 or 140 Denier, black.Rib: Ultra W
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Great Canadian Flies, West: The Carey Special- Our Man In Canada #149 – week 196, Fly Anglers OnLine. Created by Colonel Carey of British Columbia in the 1930s, this fly pattern was popularized by Roderick Haig-Brown in his seminal work, “The Western Angler”
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THE FALL OF KOLI by M. R. Carey – Reader Dad – Book Reviews Carey Special Fly Pattern Tutorial Share Watch on An example of a fly you could enter for the April 2020 Natures Spirit fly tying challenge. Check out their youtube or social media for details and a tutorial as well. A fly pattern from the early 1900’s that is a must have for any still water box.
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Fly Tying Carey Special Carey Special Fly Pattern Tutorial – YouTube © 2023 Google LLC An example of a fly you could enter for the April 2020 Natures Spirit fly tying challenge. Check out their youtube or social
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Carey Special
Fly Tying Carey Special The Carey Special traces its roots back to 1920 when Colonel Tom Carey and Dr. Lloyd Day collaborated on a pattern originally called the Monkey Faced Louise or Dredge. Their design featured a dense pheasant rump hackle and a dubbed fur body from a dead marmot Dr. Day had found on his drive to rendezvous with Colonel Carey for a fishing trip.
Fly Tying the Carey Special (Classic British Columbia Fly Pattern) – YouTube THE FALL OF KOLI by M. R. Carey – Reader Dad – Book Reviews Created by Colonel Carey of British Columbia in the 1930s, this fly pattern was popularized by Roderick Haig-Brown in his seminal work, “The Western Angler”