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/ bead / Bucktail / Flash / Krystal Flash / olive / Tinsel /

Tinsel Fish

 
tied by fishyfranky
Fly Type: Attractor Pattern, Hairwing, Inverted Hook, Streamers,
Target Species: Steelhead, Freshwater Bass, Pacific Salmon,
Imitation: General Baitfish,
Material List: Hook: Mustad 36890 #6
Thread: Silver metallic thread
Tail: Holographic tinsel
Body: Thread, tied back tinsel 4 times
Wing: Chart. Krystal Flash under chart bucktail under olive bucktail
Head: 5mm silver bead on pin
Tying Instructions: -Bend loop eye 45 degrees toward point.
-Attach pin with bead.
-Attach tail tinsel
-Attach bunches of tinsel 4 times along shank and tie back
-Attach wing materials

Presentation Tips: This is a variation of a baitfish pattern I have used last year. The tinsel replaces pearl Krystal Flash. Good for smallies it seems but I was targetting staging pacific salmon at rivermouths.