Quote Originally Posted by Deezel View Post
Gee, I hate to burst your bubbles but if you can find the May, 1982 issue of Fly Tyer magazine you'll see that Charlie Collins had a featured fly - "The Squirrel Nymph". Yeah, Whitlocks pattern is slightly different and carries his name, of course. But they are basically the same.
Not sure who's bubble you're bursting since Whitlock's version was around well before that. As with any simple pattern there are bound to be many similar flies.