Gibbs Striper Fly

Pattern Name: Gibbs Striper Fly
Pattern Tied by: John McCall

Recipe for Peanut Butter
Hook: Eagle Claw 254 4 - 3/0

Thread: White
Body: Bills Body Braid
Wing: White topped by blue topped by white
Cheek: Indian hen saddle feather

The Gibbs Striper Fly was developed by Harold Gibbs of RI shortly after the war, when saltwater flyfishing first began to take off. Today, approx 60 years after it's creation the Gibbs striper fly is still one of the best baitfish imitations in use.