Name The Avon Category Steelhead Hook Alec Jackson Spey (Daiichi 2051) Size #1.5 Tip/Tag Fine Silver Oval Tinsel and Pearl Mylar Tail Small Peacock Swords Butt Olive-dyed Ostrich Herl Body 1/3 Benecchi's Red Iridescent Thread, 2/3 William Servey's Black Dubbing Rib Small Oval Silver Tinsel behind Pearl Mylar Tinsel Collar(s) Sparse Red Hen Hackle under Natural Badger Hen Hackle Wing Natural Grey Squirrel Tail accented with sparse strands of Silver Holographic Lite Brite Head Red Danville 6/0 no-wax Flymaster thread and Silver Flashabou

The Avon is tied by contributing fly tyer, Scott Howell again shows the attention to detail and classic proportions that have become his trademark. You can see more of Scott Howell's flies at The Flies of Scott Howell. See his notes about The Avon below.

Scotty's Notes: This semi-original Steelhead pattern is actually a "tied-in-reverse" rendition of Don Johnson's wonderful Soft Hackle fly, the Super Nova.