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Summertime Blues
A William Lovelace Original

Name	Summertime Blues
Category	Summer Steelhead
Hook	Dai Riki 889 #2
Thread	Blue Danville’s Flymaster
Body	Rear ½ Flat Silver Tinsel; Front ½ Blue tying thread
Underwing	3 spikes of Blue Marabou tied in like Shewey’s Spawning Purple
Overwing	Purple-Dyed Squirrel Tail
Collar and Head	Flared Blue-Dyed Deer Hair

Summertime Blues was created and tied by Salmonfly.Net Contributing Fly Tyer William Lovelace for the Summer Steelhead issue.

Bill's notes: I created this fly because Blue is supposed to be one of the most visible long distance true colors in clear water.

Read more about William Lovelace and see more of his flies at The Flies of William Lovelace.