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Current Tags for This Pattern
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Black /
Duck Quill /
floss /
Red /
Schlappen /
Tinsel /
white /
Galloping Ghost (Bert Quimby Pattern)
tied by letumgoFly Type: Streamers,
Target Species: Trout,
Recommended Region: Northeast US,
Imitation: General Baitfish,
Material List:
Hook - Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek's Streamer Hook (Size 2 / 8 Extra Long - 8XL / 2 Extra Heavy - 2XH)
Thread (underbody) - White Wooly Nylon
Tag - Embossed Silver Tinsel (UNI-French / #12)
Tail - Section of Red Duck Quill
Rib - Embossed Silver Tinsel (UNI-French / ME)
Body - Danville Rayon Floss (Orange)
Throat - Red/Orange Schlappen
Wing - Two Bali Duck Feathers (aka - baikal teal, or Yanosh) extending beyond the tail
Cheeks - Jungle Cock nails
Head - Danville flat waxed nylon (Black)
Head Cement - one coat of Head Cement, two coats of Black Pro Lac and one coat of Sally Hansen's Hard As Nails nail polish.
Tying Instructions: Classic streamer style - Tied in the order the material are listed above.
Presentation Tips: This fly is never getting wet. I plan to hand it down to my kids some day.
