Originally Posted by JOCELIN

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RUELLAND SPECIAL



Material

Hook - SALMON HOOK
Tag- Oval silver tinsel and fluorescent green floss
Tail- Green bucktail
Thread - black
Body - Green tinsel
Rib- Black Chenille
Wing- Black Bear
Collar- Grizzly hackle tips with grizzly hackle collar tied back

Originally Posted by Puss in Boots

Devised by Leo Ruelland then proprietor of the 'Horse Island' camp on the Grand Cascapedia.

He took four fish over 40 lb on this fly on 'his' water. Last count was in 1992 so perhaps he had more; as the next owners - Herb & Delores Roth continued to invite him to fish.

A friend of a friend took one of 31 lb from Little Jonathan Pool on Middle Camp's water; loosing a 40 - 50 pounder hooked in Morency Pool.
All on a #6 Ruelland Special.


It is said that Leo wished he'd never devised the pattern, so deadly had it become.
Perhaps a reason it's not widely available.

I've certainly never seen one; and it's hard to imagine from the dressing list alone.


PiB

Originally Posted by Gander

That's interesting. I've never seen chenille used as a rib before. I would imagine it slips/moves about quite easily on a body of tinsel. Do you have to use a coat of varnish or glue over the tinsel to hold the chenille in place.