| Hook: | (T) 7999 |
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| Size: | 2-8 | |
| Thread: | Black 6/0 | |
| Tail: | Red Hackle Fibers | |
| Butt: | Flourescent Green Chenille | |
| Body: | Black Chenille | |
| Rib: | Silver Mylar | |
| Wing: | White Bucktail, or Z-lon | |
| Hackle: | Black |
Notes on tying:
1. Tie in red hackle fibers for tail.
2. Tie in and wind 1 or 2 turns of chartreuse chenille for the
butt.
3. Tie in ribbing tinsel and black chenille and wrap black chenille
forward.
4. Wrap 4 of 5 turns of tinsel to front of body.
5. Tie in hackle at end of body and take 4 or 5 turns with it.
6. Tie on white bucktail or z-lon behind the eye and wrap thread
to form a tapered head.
7. Whip finish and apply head cement.
This pattern was described in an article by Dave Hughes in American Angler March-April 1991 pgs 6-7. It can be fished dead drift for steelhead and salmon.
Shawn Harmon 1393 2nd St Coralville, IA 52241