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/ Brown / Pheasant / Soft Hackle / Tinsel /

Sparrow

 
tied by uncletube
Fly Type: Salmon Flies,
Target Species: General Salmon,
Recommended Region: Central US,
Imitation: General Baitfish,
Material List: Hook: Mustad 36890 size 1 to 10
Thread: Brown 3/0 or 6/0 Danville prewaxed
Tail: the fuzzy part fo a ring neck Pheasant back feather (Church window)
Rib: small gold french tinsel
Body: Natural tan from a hare's mask
Collar: Ringneck Pheasant back feather tied in at the tip.
Head: Ringneck Philoplume

Tying Instructions: Tie in the tail at the end of the hook shank and follow with rib. dub a good amount of hares fur and form a loop and twist I leave the gaurd hairs in the dubbing for effect. wrapp to about 3/4 of the hook shank and apply the ribbing . tie in the hackle by the tip and give it a cople of turns. for less dense of a collar you can strip one side of the plume. take 2 or 3 philoplumes and tie them in twist them together and build your head. Whip finish and laquer the head
Presentation Tips: Worked really well in the Pierre Marquette doing the chuck and duck dead drift