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Purple Skunk

 
tied by fishinlk
Fly Type: Hairwing,
Target Species: Steelhead,
Material List*:
Tail: Gray Squirrel
Body: Chartruese and Purple Chenille
Ribbing: Oval Silver Tinsel
Wing: Gray Squirrel
Hackle: Purple
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Tying Instructions: Tie in the tail followed by the 2-3 wraps of chartruese chenille. Tie in the tinsel and the pruple chenille.Wrap the purple chenille forard and tie off followed by the Silver tinsel.Tie in the squirrel wing adding several wraps underneath so that it doesn't lay flat after hackle is added. Strip the hackle on one side and tie in. Push the hackle back slightly and wrap thread up the collar slightly to provide the swept back affect.