This lure has been around now for several years and at the moment is having something of a comeback. It has always been a good early season lure for the ‘stockies’. It was one of the first flies to use chain beads for the head. Once you have tied a couple it gets easier and is worth the effort.
- Hook - Wet or long shank hook sizes 10-6.
- Thread - Black 6/0.
- Tail - Black marabou ( fairly sparse)
Silver/gold holographic 6-8 strands. - Butt - Fluorescent green wool.
- Rib - Silver wire.
- Body - White micro fritz or silver lurex.
- Hackle - Grizzle cock palmered.
- Head - Chain bead in either silver, gold or red.
If you intend tying up several flies I would suggest that you tie on the heads in advance and secure them with either varnish or epoxy and give them time to set.
Remember the heads sit on the underside of the hook.
Regards Dave C and The Team
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Great fly dave, love the green butt, a really good variant is black marabou tail, black fritz body and -palmered pink grizzle hackle
Really love the fly. I find that the big uglies as i call them always leave me satisfied no mater where i am. I recently started steelhead fishing and was wondering if you knew any steelhead patters you could show me. Thank you