The Buckskin - Keepin' It Simple

Plain Ol' Buckskin

One of the first Colorado flies I was introduced to when I moved out here was the Buckskin.  I went into Anglers All and was looking through their fly bins, and there I found a fly called a Buckskin, obviously tied using chamois.  I'd never seen anything like it. It was simple in the extreme - chamois wrapped around a hook shank, and tied off. I thought bout what the fly would look like wet, and I figured it could be a killer pattern.  I asked one of the staff about it and he confirmed that - it was a old Colorado pattern and yes, it was very effective.

The first time I fished the South Platte near Deckers, I found out that yes, indeed, the Buckskin could be deadly.  It's been in my box ever since and is a go-to nymph pattern.