Fly Tying the Chappie (Classic Steelhead Fly Pattern)

Created by C.L. “Outdoor” Franklin sometime in the 1920s, the Chappie was used with great success on the Klamath almost exclusively for decades. Several variants exist such as this yellow bodied (Donnelly Chappie) or the Flame Chappie with a fluorescent red body.

Hook: #4-8 steelhead, or smaller for trout
Thread: Red
Tail: Grizzly hen feathers
Rib: Red floss or thick thread
Body: Yellow wool
Wing: Grizzly hen feathers
Hackle: Grizzly hen

This pattern can be found in John Shewey’s 2015 “Classic Steelhead Flies” at: amzn.to/2RywHcP

*** Some of the other popular books used on this channel: ***

Dave Hughes, “Essential Trout Flies,” 2017, amzn.to/3lbCZYX
Dave Hughes, “Wet Flies,” 2015, amzn.to/33ac3lQ
David Klausmeyer’s “Favorite Flies,” 2020, amzn.to/3oeSNMa
Morgan Lyle’s “Simple Flies,” 2015, amzn.to/3qB1zW1
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: amzn.to/34U0rUe
Mike Valla’s “Tying the Founding Flies,” 2015, amzn.to/354oSir
Mike Valla’s “Classic Streamer Fly Box,” 2020, amzn.to/3n3Vakf
Randle Scott Stetzer’s “Flies, the Best One Thousand,” 1992, amzn.to/34Q15mp
Terry Hellekson’s “Popular Fly Patterns,” 1976, amzn.to/2L4IyvS
Dick Stewart’s, “Flies for Bass and Panfish,” 1992, amzn.to/3aGpFs1
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: amzn.to/34U0rUe

Savage Flies is a project with the mission of encouraging and teaching fly tying to as many people as possible. The channel is named after one of my western Maryland homewaters, the Savage River. I’ve been uploading new tying videos every Tuesday and Friday, with the occasional extra video on other days.

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