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Alaskan Smolt

Streamer · Salmon/Steelhead · Trout · Steelhead · Salmon · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Streamer/wet hook (e.g. Daiichi 2220), 6-10
  • Thread Red 6/0 (140 denier)

Materials

  • Tail Small silver Flashabou tubing (short tag end)
  • Body Small silver Flashabou tubing (full body)
  • Hackle Red saddle hackle (2-3 turns)
  • Wing Natural mallard/duck flank (one slip over the back)

How to tie it

  1. Mount the hook and start red thread at the bend.
  2. Bind a length of silver Flashabou tubing, leaving a short tag at the bend as the tail.
  3. Wrap the tubing forward in touching turns to the 80% mark for a bright body and tie off.
  4. Tie in a red saddle hackle and take 2-3 turns as a swept-back throat/collar.
  5. Set a slip of mallard flank low over the back as the wing, tips reaching the tail.
  6. Build a small red head and whip finish; let the red thread show as a gill hot spot.

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