A 1920 Catskill Original - The Woodruff Dry Fly

Created by Chester Mills of the famed William Mills and Son Tackle Co. of New York City, the Woodruff was named for Johnny Woodruff who was the first one to successfully try the pattern on the upper Beaverkill in the Catskill Mountains of New York.

Hook: #12-16 dry fly
Thread: Tan
Wing: Grizzly hackle tips
Tail: Grizzly hackle fibers
Body: Rabbit blend, ~90% olive brown, 10% yellow
Hackle: Brown

This pattern can be found in:
Mike Valla's "Tying the Founding Flies," 2015, https://amzn.to/354oSir

** Some of the other popular books used on this channel: **

Dave Hughes, "Essential Trout Flies," 2017, https://amzn.to/3lbCZYX
Dave Hughes, "Wet Flies," 2015, https://amzn.to/33ac3lQ
John Shewey, "Classic Steelhead Flies," 2015, https://amzn.to/2RywHcP
David Klausmeyer's "Favorite Flies," 2020, https://amzn.to/3oeSNMa
Morgan Lyle's "Simple Flies," 2015, https://amzn.to/3qB1zW1
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: https://amzn.to/34U0rUe
Mike Valla's "Classic Streamer Fly Box," 2020, https://amzn.to/3n3Vakf
Randle Scott Stetzer's "Flies, the Best One Thousand," 1992, https://amzn.to/34Q15mp
Terry Hellekson's "Popular Fly Patterns," 1976, https://amzn.to/2L4IyvS
Dick Stewart's, "Flies for Bass and Panfish," 1992, https://amzn.to/3aGpFs1
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: https://amzn.to/34U0rUe

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