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Submitted By Jeff Miller
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Tyer Comments: |
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I was introduced to this fly when I fished the Bow River in Alberta...It just looks like a fly that will catch fish (and it did...25" Rainbow!). Deadly when fished on a sink tip. |
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| Materials
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| Hook: | 3-4xl Streamer, size 4-8 |
| Thread: | Brown |
| Tail: | White Marabou |
| Underbody: | Lead Wire |
| Body: | Natural or Natural Grizzly Rabbit |
| Wing: | Deer Hair (Flared around the fly, tied as a collar) |
| Head: | Gray, Gray/White or Olive Rams Wool, Clipped to form head |
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| Tying Instructions
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1) Tie in Marabou Tail and tinsel
2) Dub thick body
3) Tie in rabbit strip 2/3 way up the hook shank
4) Use tinsel to bind Rabbit overtop of body; let the rabbit strip extend beyond the back of the hook 2/3 the length of the shank
5)Wrap a deer hair collar directly in front of the rabbit strip, tied as a flared collar
6) Tie in rams wool and clip to form head
7) whip finish |