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Gander Submitted By Jeff Miller
Tyer Comments:
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
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
 
Tying Instructions
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

 

 

 

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