Josh Greenberg is the owner of one of my favorite fly shops, Gates Au Sable Lodge. Here is what he says about this particular fly.
“This fly floats a bit higher, and offers a bigger profile, than the original. I have six ready to go for those skunky summer days. The original uses the same components, just sub in the smolt blue krystal flash for the peacock, and put the red thread where the krystal flash is in the fly below. The Patriot Skunk saved a few guide days for me, and made some others. It is a combination of Lafontaine’s Double Wing and the Patriot.”
