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Dave's Redwing (McNeese)
Tied By William Lovelace

Name	Dave’s Redwing
Category	Summer Steelhead
Hook	Dai Riki 889 #4
Thread	Orange Monocord
Tag	Flat Gold Tinsel
Tail	Golden Pheasant Crest
Body	Orange Floss Veiled by Red Hen Feathers
Rib	Gold Twist (Original Fine Oval Gold Tinsel)
Wing	Jungle Cock, Tippet and Jungle Cock followed by a Topping

Dave’s Redwing was tied by Salmonfly.Net Contributing Fly Tyer William Lovelace.

Bill's Notes: "The original fly tied by Dave McNeese used the red feathers from a Red Wing Blackbird. See John Shewey’s Book Steelhead Flies for more information"

Webmaster's notes: John Shewey gives a nice history of this fly in his book Steelhead Flies, but amongst other things he notes that the fly, which was originated by Dave McNeese in the late 1970s, has proven not only to be beautiful, but a productive one for summer steelhead. But so as not to give everything away, you should, as Bill notes,read the book.

Read more about William Lovelace and his flies at The Flies of William Lovelace.