Thunder & Lightning (a Pacific Northwest Variant) Tied By Scott Howell Name Thunder & Lightning (a Pacific Northwest Variant) Category Steelhead Hook Alec Jackson Spey (Daiichi #2051 or #2059) or Partridge CS10/1 Tip/Tag Fine Copper Oval Tinsel and Pumpkin UniStretch or Golden Yellow Floss Tail GP Crest under Hot Orange Saddle Hackle fibers Butt Black Ostrich Herl Body 1/3 Purple UniStretch, 2/3 Black Dubbing - (a blend of Davy Wotten Black SLF #41 and Purple Ice Angel Hair) Rib Small Oval Copper Tinsel Body Hackle Hot Orange Saddle Hackle (over dubbing) Collar Purple Hen under KF Blue Guinea Fowl Underwing Mixed strands of Ruby Red and Purple Haze Lite-Brite Wing Natural Red Fox Squirrel Tail Cheeks Jungle Cock (optional) Head Danville's no-wax Black 6/0 FlyMaster thread

Thunder and Lightning is another classic Atlantic Salmon fly that Scott Howell has masterfully adapted into a Pacific Northwest Steelhead pattern. Scotty did not send any notes with the fly, but it requires none. There were many variations of the original but none that I know of done with Pacific Northwest Steellheading in mind. The modern materials and form give it a unique "vibrance" and "fishability".

You can see more of Scott Howell's flies at The Flies of Scott Howell.