The G.B. Ruth
Wes Newman
IMAGE OF THE GB RUTH

MATERIALS LIST

  1. Hook - This hook is a Daiichi Alec Jackson 2059 size 1 1/2. Also Daiichi 2441, Mustad 36890, Orvis 1645, Tiemco 7999 size 10 to 3/0.

  2. Thread - Black 12/0.

  3. Tag - Medium flat silver tinsel.

  4. Tip - A thin strand of Fluorescent chartreuse wool yarn or dubbing.

  5. Body - Black seal or substitute.

  6. Rib - Medium flat silver tinsel.

  7. Shoulder - Dyed fluorescent red seal.

  8. Hackle - Dyed black heron belly or substitute (long webby rooster, hen chicken feather, dyed black pheasant rump).

  9. Wing - White polar bear or substitute (bucktail, calf tail, white shunk hair).

TYING INSTRUCTION

  1. Insert hook in vise and build a thin thread base over 2/3 of the hook's shank.

  2. Tag - Tie in the material 1/2 inch in front of the rear end of thread base. Wrap the tinsel to the rear of the thread base and back to the tie in point. Secure with tying thread and trim the excess.

  3. Tip - Tie in the fluor. chartreuse tag material at the middle of the 1/2" tinsel tag, wrap to the front of the tinsel, secure with tying thread, and trim the excess.

  4. Tie in the medium flat silver tinsel rib material and spin a thick dubbing loop of dyed black seal or substitute.

  5. Body - Wrap the black seal dubbing loop forward to about 1/2" behond the hook eye. Secure with tying thread and trim the excess.

  6. Rib - Wrap the silver mylar ribbing 5 turns to the front of the body. Secure with tying thread and trim the excess.

  7. Shoulder - Place sufficient flourescent red seal fur in a dubbing loop for 4 wraps to front of normal head space. Pick out the dubbing so it's rather long.

  8. Hackle - secure a heron, or substitute, belly feather by the tip at front of body, wrap 3 turns, secure with tying thread and trim the excess.

  9. Wing - Tie in a sparse clump of white polar bear or substitute (buck tail or calf tail) at the front of the hackle. Trim the butts, build a tapered head, whip finish and cement.

HISTORY AND ADDITIONAL NOTES

After becoming spoiled on greased line steelhead fly fishing techniques this lively pattern is one that comes out of my fly box often. The motion rippling water delivers to the line and the fly is that special element that insures success. Fluorescent red veiled with black will arouse fish in all light conditions. The G. B. Ruth is a proven consistant steelhead pattern for Idaho's Salmon River.

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