The holiday Clauser from the Art of Steve Cobb.
Tied on a stainless steel hook, so as not to tarnish Santa’s reputation,
the Santa fly is effective just once each year.
During a particularly miraculous time of the season,
During a particularly miraculous time of the season,
it attracts only young, innocent, wide-eyed fry and fingerlings.
Eventually, as the fish mature, the magic of the pattern is lost,
but fond memories of the Santa fly remain forever.