Freight Train Tied By Scotty Howell Name Freight Train Category Steelhead Hook Partridge CS10/1 Bartleet Traditional Size(s) #6 through #2 Thread Benecchi's Lilac 12/0 Thread Tag Fine Silver Oval Tinsel and Benecchi's Orange Iridescent Thread Tail Purple-dyed GP Crest Butt Orange Ostrich Herl Body 1st 1/2, Benecchi's Red Iridescent Thread - 2d 1/2 HareLine Black Krystal Dub or HareLine Black UV Ice Dub Rib Small Oval Silver Tinsel over 2d 1/2 of Body COLLAR(S) Sparse Purple Hen Hackle under Purple Guinea Fowl Wing Polar Bear or White Calftail accented with Pearl Green Angel Hair Head Benecchi's Lilac 12/0 Thread

This beautiful version of the Freight Train, is tied by Scott Howell. See his notes about it below. You can see more of Scott Howell's flies at The Flies of Scott Howell.

Scotty's Notes: The Freight Train was invented in the 1970's by Randall Kaufmann of Portland, Oregon. The original 'Train' was superseded by the Flashabou Freight Train and evolved in to the Krystal Flash Freight Train. While it was designed for Oregon's Deschutes river it has become one of the most popular and effective Steelhead flies throughout the entire Pacific Northwest.