88

[SWW]

Looking for a recipie for a fly call ed an 88.
As I recall it had a green or red but, a wing over the top & a hackle collar?
any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Mark

[Vermonter]

Mark - Try http://globalflyfisher.com/streamers/raske/flatwing/flatwing.htm.

Pretty sure it's in the Hunters catalog also.

Bob

[Tommy Boy]

That link didn't work for me :?: The 88 is a great wet and dry fly. Here is my version of the recipe

body: rear half red floss, front light olive green floss
rib: copper wire
wing: wood duck lemon
hackle: webby grizzly
I have seen many variations of this fly, ones with an almost chartreuse front half, ones with no ribbing, grizzly and brown hackle, wood duck tied hornberg-style, etc. etc. Also good as a dry fly caddis imitation with palmered hackle clipped on top. GREAT FLY :D

[fessiewig]

Try this link:

http://globalflyfisher.com/streamers/raske/flatwing/eighty8.htm

[Tommy Boy]

Mark, regarding your pm-I use anything from 18's and 16's which are a nice little emerger imitation, to 8's and 6's. I see no reason why you couldn't go bigger as long as you could keep the wood duck looking and riding normal. I see you are from Dover, what area? My dad grew up there and My grandmother lives on Atlantic Av. One of the best places I have had luck on it is the Isinglass river in Barrington, not to far away.
Good luck.

ps-the fly got it's name because the originator caught 88 trout on its first outing!! :shock:

[Mountain Angler]

This 88 is listed in Dick Surettes's Trout and Salmon Fly Index. The dressing is as follows:

Hook: Mustad 9671
Size 10-12-14
Thread Pre waxed brown nylon
Body Rear two thirds, fine red brass wire - front third green floss
Wings Lemon Wood Duck
Hackle One Grizzly on wet style, two on dry fly


Dick said the fly came from the Sabago Lakes Region in Maine. On a trip to Pittsburg, NH the fly was used on Perry Stream with great success One fly took 88 trout in two days. The fly was a favorite of LarryRoy who owned a tackle shop in Salem, NH. Any body here go back far enough to remember Larr's shop?

[flytackle]

I Don't remember Larrs shop, but I do remember Mountain Angler - and fondly too! :D Cheers, Alec

[Tangled Tippet]

I have always tied mine with the red wire also. It really helps with sinking the fly.

[fessiewig]

I believe this is what you're talking about:

http://www.danica.com/flytier/ajimeno/88.htm

[Tommy Boy]

I should tie some up that look like that to get a little deeper. Most of mine look like traditional wet flies with a red floss back half. The front half of olive I use is a yellowish mustardy olive-like a cooseboom salmon fly color. I also typically use the webbiest grizzly I can find. Most people that don't tie flies might not even recognize it as an 88 if all they knew for rthe pattern was the one posted, which evidentally is the original. It just goes to show you that just about any pattern will work at a certain time.

[Woodduckorange]

John,
I'm surprised you don't remember Larry Roy! Weren't you "down here" at the MFFA meetings when he and Don Lepine were regulars? I'd guess that was in the early to mid-80's. Larry died some time ago; Don isn't doing too well, I'm sorry to report, but he came to meetings all winter. All of which adds up to one thing ... get out and go fishing while you can! I went out today with Arnie Roberts. He'll be 85 next week ... and he bought a pontoon boat because river fishing is getting tough for him! Hope to bump into you soon.
Jay

[Steve H.]

Where was Larry Roy's shop in Salem? I grew up there and don't remember a tackle or fly shop (other than American Angler). What year did Mr. Roy's shop close down?

[Steve H.]

Funny....I was just surfing the web, looking for sites about brown trout, when I stumbled on this piece by Larry himself. Granted, it's not about a NH stream, but close enough, and very interesting anyway.

http://www.assabetriver.org/streamwatch/fish_g.html