Ray Bergman created this fly during a Firehole River
trip. [Yellowstone National Park] He wrote in Trout
that it proved successful there in smaller sizes, but
he soon observed that it was effective in larger sizes.
Bergman gained renown for fly fishing contributions in
the East.
He, like other famed eastern fly fishers of
the 1930s to 1950s were lured to Montana, Idaho and
Wyoming by accounts of that area's salmonid bounty.
In Trout, he relates experiences on the
Firehole, Henry's Fork, Madison, Snake and Yellowstone
rivers with Vint Johnson and Yellowstone Park ranger
Scotty Chapman.
Firehole:
Originator: Ray Bergman, 1930s
Hook: Mustad 94840, or equivalent, size 10-20.
Thread: Black 6/0.
Wing: Upright and divided of woodduck flank fibers.
Tail: Woodduck flank fibers
Body: Cream fur dubbing.
Hackle: One each black and grizzly.
Credits: Trout Country Flies
by Bruce Staples, published by Frank Amato Publications.
~ DLB
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