Rio Grande King Trude SBS

[ScottP]

The gold tag was kind of a nod to the original wet version; I've also seen it on a few standard dry and trude RGKs so I thought I'd put it in. I'm sure there are guidelines on tags for traditional/vintage flies, but I have very little experience with them so I can't say. I'd consider using opalescent mylar as an option - really like the effects you can get with that.

Regards,
Scott

[Panman]

ScottP. the Rio Grande King became my go to fly when I was about 9 years old. Since that time on I used the Rio on three continents and had success on all. The one fish story is the catch of a fish that looked just like a Barracuda and put up a good fight. It was about a foot long and caught off a pier in Cam Rahn Bay Vietnam.

Thanks bringing up the memories

Tim

[Kytroutbum]

The tags may represent an air bubble, or just a little extra flash to catch the fish's eye.

Panman and any other vets- Thanks for your service to our great country.

[redietz]

The tags may represent an air bubble, or just a little extra flash to catch the fish's eye

On older wet flies it's also structural; it helps keep floss from slipping backwards;