Hook: Mustad 3400, #1 for standard size,(#1/0 for grande
Thread: Flat waxed nylonktail or Craft Fur
Body: Root Beer Estaz
Tail: Rusty brown marabou & copper Flashabou

This is a very easy-to-tie fly that was shown to me a few years ago by my good friend Gene Matteson. It is also a very effective pattern in the early season for stripers. Looks like a fly that Jack Gartside would come up with. Try it in both sizes, standard and grande.