Christian Special
Tail: Scarlet
Rib: Scarlet
Body: White or yellow chenille
Hackle: White deer-tail or hen hackle
Wing: Extra long and set upright, of white deer-tail with gray mottled (wood-duck) shoulders (these erect wings bend down and trail beyond the hook when fly is drawn through the water)
Rib: Scarlet
Body: White or yellow chenille
Hackle: White deer-tail or hen hackle
Wing: Extra long and set upright, of white deer-tail with gray mottled (wood-duck) shoulders (these erect wings bend down and trail beyond the hook when fly is drawn through the water)
Note: This pattern is listed in "Streamcraft" by George Parker Holden, and is a bass fly invented by famed Catskill outdoorsman Herman Christian.