Curtis+Special



The fly pictured at the top left corner of this page is called "The Curtis Special". It is an original salmon fly created by a Grade 8 student at Nelson Rural School, Tanner Curtis. It was presented to his Dutch partners when Mr. Hayward and Mr. Savoy visited the Netherlands. Here is what Tanner has written about this fly:

//I am Tanner Curtis. I am a student at Nelson Rural School. I chose to make you this fishing fly and I hope you like it, as the Miramichi is noted for its great salmon fishing. To catch a salmon, we use a hook called a "fly". A fly is a hook that has been wrapped in hair, fabrics or feathers (or all three). It's colorful and it is meant to be mistaken for an insect.//

//I chose the green body for this fly, to attract the fish to the hook, and the green and yellow feathers are to help the fly look more like a bug. I chose to make the hook black so the fish can't see it in the dark water, which causes the fish to bite the hook and get it caught in its mouth.//

//I thought I would send this hook with Mr. Hayward, who is also a fisherman, and I hope you will like this little piece of Miramichi's culture. Perhaps sometime in the future you will have an opportunity to visit the Miramichi and try a little fly fishing.//