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Bead Chain Zonker

 
tied by billgreene
Fly Type: Streamers,
Target Species: Trout,
Material List: Hook: Partridge JS Sea Streamer Grey Shadow
Thread: Danville 6/0, Black
Rib: oval silver
Body: flat silver
Wing: zonker strip, grey
Eyes: silver bead chain

Tying Instructions: Tie in flat silver at the eye and oval silver at the bend. Wind the flat silver from the eye to the bend and back again. Rib the body with the oval silver. Tie in the zonker strip 1/8 in front of the eye. Tie in a pair of bead cahin pearls and fixate them with figure-of-eight winding. Whip finish and varnish.
Presentation Tips: Fish with short strips. The weighting in the front of the shank induces a strange up-and-down movement. There will be many takes while the fly sinks!