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[Fly Goddess]

HOOK: Straight Eye Streamer #4
THREAD: Black
WEIGHT: 5 to 7 wraps of lead or lead substitute
TAIL and BODY BACK: Burgundy with Black Tip Zonker Strip
BODY: Crystal Red Chenille
FLASH: 4 to 8 strands of Red Tinsel Flashabou
COLLAR: Red Mallard, Guinea, or Marabou Feather

5 to 7 wraps of weight wire:



Tie in Zonker strip at the bend of the hook leaving enough for a tail (and remember, you can always shorten the tail on the finished hook if needed)



Tie in Chenille at bend of hook:



Wrap Chenille up hook to short of the eye:



Fold Zonker over chenille snug and tie off behind eye, but leave room for head.



Tie in 2 to 4 strands per side of Flashabou.



Prep your collar feather to be tied in by the tip:



Wrap collar feather Softhackle style.



Form head with thread and cement:

[Inconnu]

Nice pattern and good pictures. What species are you targetting with it?

[Fly Goddess]

Thanks Iconnu. I target Trout, but happened to catch some LM on this bad girl.

[TroutJournal]

Thanks for the info and pics, what type of trout do you target with it?

[Fly Goddess]

Brown, Rainbow, Cutthroat (Bonneville and Yellowstone) and Hybrids. Larger Brookies, and KOKE.
Had a Large mouth hit it last week.