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Alevin Weighted

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

Reference Recipe

• Hook Short-shank scud/nymph hook (e.g. Daiichi 2450), 8-12
• Thread Gray 6/0 (140 denier)

Materials

• Bead Orange/pink plastic or gold (4mm)
• Body Silver minnow-belly Laser Yarn (thin)
• Rib Silver wire (4-5 turns)
• Wing/topping Light olive ice dub (sparse)
• Yolk sac Hot orange egg yarn (small ball underneath)
• Eyes Silver 3-D molded (5/32 pair)

How to tie it

1. Slide the bead to the eye, mount the hook and start gray thread.
2. Tie in silver wire, then wrap a thin silver body forward to behind the bead.
3. Counter-wrap the wire in 4-5 turns for a fish-scale flash and tie off.
4. Tie a sparse light-olive ice-dub topping over the back, shank length.
5. Add a small ball of hot orange egg yarn on the underside as the yolk sac.
6. Set molded eyes low on each side with figure-8 wraps.
7. Build a head behind the bead and whip finish.

Tying videos

• Alevin Weighted — Nomad Anglers (Fly Fishing - Fly Tying) (YouTube)
• Alevin Weighted — Sport Fishing on the Fly (YouTube)
• Alevin Weighted — Fly Fish Food (YouTube)

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