Until relatively recently Rocky was a inveterate cowboy. A few years ago an injury sidelined him and he eventually found his way to fly tying to pass the time. He's since become an incredible fly tyer and is an officer of the Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild.

Recipe:

• Hook: AJ 3
• Thread: utc 140 white
• Tip: blue oval tinsel
• Tag: JC orange silk
• Butt: black ostrich hurl
• Rib: flat silver
• Body: burnt orange silk
• Collar: long orange hackle
• Wing: married strips of orange, black and orange turkey tail in order
• Head: orange