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Black /
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peacock herl /
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Blackberry Tart Streamer
tied by letumgoFly Type: Attractor Pattern,
Streamers,
Wet,
General Freshwater,
Target Species: Steelhead,
Trout,
Recommended Region: Northeast US,
Northwest US,
Western Canada,
Eastern Canada,
Central Canada,
Imitation: General Baitfish,
Material List:
Hook – Mike Martinek’s Carrie Stevens Rangeley Streamer (Size 4)
Thread – White Wooly Nylon (used to form the underbody)
Tag & Rear Rib – Narrow Gold Metal Tinsel
Butt – Purple UNI-Stretch (single strand hand wrapped)
Tail – Magenta Schlappen Fibers
Front Rib – Narrow Gold Metal Tinsel
Body – Wine UNI-Yarn (Wrapped from eye of hook to the butt and back forming two uniform layers)
Belly – Peacock Herl (six pieces) & Black Bucktail (ten to fifteen pieces)
Throat – Magenta Schlappen Fibers
Wing – Two Blue (inner), flanked by Two Black (middle), flanked by Two Claret (outer) streamer hackles
(Note – the tips of each wing feather are all even to blend the colors together. The tips are not staggered.)
Cheeks – Magenta Schlappen Hackle Tips
Eyes – Jungle Cock Eyes (Optional – They would be on this one, but I’m all out…)
Head – Black UNI-Thread (6/0)
Finish the head with three coats of Black Pro Lak and one final coat of Sally Hansen’s Hard-As-Nails nail polish.
Tying Instructions: The fly is tied in the order the materials are listed above.
Presentation Tips: Trolling
Down-and-Across active drift
