I have read about the hornberg and the versatility of it a couple times in my research for flies that I might be able to utilize.  I have not however seen this fly for sale in either of the fly fishing shops I have been to.  This maybe because there were so many that I couldn't possibly recognize a fly that I had merely read about.

I recently purchased a large fly tying collection from a nice old gentlemen in Manchester area, that included a book called the Universal Fly Tying Guide by Dick Stewart.  The book is very basic over all, but it is none the less helpful for a novice such as myself.  Anyway...  In the pages of this book I once again stumbled upon the Hornberg Special and since I had the materials and some good streamer hooks, I gave it a wirl.

What do you all think?

According to the book jungle cock eyes can be attached as an option as well.  But the few fake ones I have I figured I'd save for some other streamers I was thinking of.

This one is yellow buck tail throat and wing along the back of the hook, with mallard flank cheeks covering the hair, and chocolate hackle in the front.  The book said either grizzly or dark hackle and I had a lot of chocolate hackle.  I didn't think it looked too bad.

The beauty of this fly, for any of you unaware ot it, is that it is fished as a dry when delivered to the water and a streamer upon return, maximizing the time it is actually being fished in the water.  I thought for an amateur like myself, this would provide more oppurtunity to entice a fish.

Does anyone have any stories of success or failure with this fly?  It might not be a big hit in our region, for all I know.  I just saw it come up a few times and its versatility seemed like an asset to my fishing.  So I tied up a couple.

Theron

T Bone

That'll work! I never had much luck with the lighter colored ones, but that shade you got there has been a good trolling fly for me. Over time I changed this and that and now mine look more like a Heron. One of the things I did early on was to tie a very sparse bib of yellow with orange over it from saddle hackle. Don't know what they think it is but they really slam the flies with that added color. Then I went to peacock herl bodies, then turkey feather wings.....     Like I said, mine evolved

 I bet both flies catch fish . T-bone your not doing to bad for such a short time at the bench.  Stephen is an exceptional fly tier as most of them boy's and girls north of the border are. Heck if they ain't born with a pair of skates  they come out with a hand full of feathers and a vise. We can learn allot from old Stephen he has been tying longer then most of us have been alive. He will be more then glad to share his knowledge. He has helped me a bunch in the short time I have known him . Dave V

 Hi all

 Always willing to help a fellow fisherman/flytier.

trouble is though..I am like an old hen...Always putting my bill

in when there is no sh*t to pick.

Age now tells......... I can remember when  flytiers hid in a closet to tie a fliy

for fear someone else may learn how..