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Current Tags for This Pattern
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Antron /
Attractor /
Dubbing /
emerger /
floss /
hackle /
peacock herl /
Red /
royal /
Saddle /
shipman /
soft /
Soft Hackle /
white /
Soft Hackle Royal (Shipman Style)
tied by letumgoFly Type: Attractor Pattern,
Wet,
General Freshwater,
Target Species: Trout,
Recommended Region: Northeast US,
Northwest US,
Alaska,
Western Canada,
Eastern Canada,
Central Canada,
New Zealand,
Russia,
General Europe,
Material List:
Hook - Mustad R70 (Sizes 10 & 12)
Thread - UNI-Thread (Trico 17/0) - This stuff seems as fine as spider silk, but is surprisingly strong.
Tailing Shuck & Gills - Clear (White) Tri-Lobal Antron
Body - Red Flexi Floss (usually used to make legs on nymphs, but it makes amazing bodies on wet flies as well. Nice substitute for regular floss.)
Thorax - 4 or 5 stands of Peacock Herl in a dubbing loop.
Hackle - Creamy Indian Hen Saddle
Head - Tying thread coated with clear nail polish
Tying Instructions: The materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook.