Wardens Worry - Fly of the Month

This month’s fly is the Warden’s Worry streamer.  This streamer was originated in 1930 by Maine Game Warden Joseph Stickney of Saco.  This is not a very well-known pattern, but was very popular in the decades following its creation.

Hook     - streamer size 4-12
thread  - black
body      - amber dubbing
rib           - gold tinsel
tail          - red duck quill or neck hackle fibers
throat   - yellow neck hackle fibers
wing      - Brown bucktail from the backside of the bucktail