San Felipe Special

Fly: Doug Jeffries, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: Gamakatso SC15 2/0; Owner, Aki, 2/0; or Mustad 34007 up to 2/0
Thread: Orange Danville Flymaster Plus
Tail: Brown bucktail wrapped around 8 - 12 strands copper Krystal Flash
Wing: 4 orange hackles plus 1 grizzly hackle each side, splayed outward (note grizzly hackle is tied slightly shorter than the orange)
Collar: Natural deer hair, spun and clipped tight; leave deer hair tips as collar around hackle; palmer one orange and one grizzle hackle together through the deer hair head

Note: This fly floats near the surface and the hackle wing kicks like a frog on retrieve; Capt. Marco Ruz Ceballos developed this pattern specifically for the mangrove creeks and the baby tarpon at San Felipe love this fly.

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