North 40 Fly Shop eMagazine October 2016 | Page 38

The Valley Summer
by Joe O’Brien

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o be frank, I cannot really take credit
for designing this fly. As you can very
well see, it has many similar parts and
colors from other summer steelhead flies
that have been created across the Pacific
Northwest. Basically, I have combined
the flossy “green butt” with the summer
fly pink and purple body. The fly pictured
here leans more towards fully dressed, but
could easily be minimized into a low water
dressing if desired. The Pro Sportfisher
American Opossum wing has great natural
iridescence in the water and swims nicely as
well. All of these colors are usually intended
for days when the sun shines, so that the
light highlights them in the water to attract
the fish. I hope you enjoy!

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