Summertime Blues A William Lovelace Original Name Summertime Blues Category Summer Steelhead Hook Dai Riki 889 #2 Thread Blue Danville’s Flymaster Body Rear ½ Flat Silver Tinsel; Front ½ Blue tying thread Underwing 3 spikes of Blue Marabou tied in like Shewey’s Spawning Purple Overwing Purple-Dyed Squirrel Tail Collar and Head Flared Blue-Dyed Deer Hair Summertime Blues was created and tied by Samonfly.Net Contributing Fly Tyer William Lovelace for the Summer Steelhead issue. Bill's Notes: I created this fly because Blue is supposed to be one of the most visible long distance true colors in clear water. Read more about William Lovelace and see more of his flies at The Flies of William Lovelace.		.