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I was lucky enough to get to meet George Biggs, the originator of the Sheep Creek Special way back when. When I talked to him about the fly he said he considered it to be just a general attractor pattern especially good in lakes with Dragonfly, Caddis, and other nymphs. He mainly tied it with the original colors and fished it in a variety of ways (well, that's a surprise). I remember him saying that he felt it was most important to tie it in various sizes and lengths to match the nymphs where he was fishing. He didn't consider color to be a factor because of his contention that the fly was an attractor pattern.
I normally use an intermediate line to fish lakes. If I'm just trolling along with a weighted fly I have snagged bottom in water 8-12 feet deep. If I want to get really deep I go to a full sinking line, depending on how deep I want to get, using either a type 3 or a type 6. Shorter line is better when fishing really deep if you can do it.
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