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Bc Streamer

Streamer · Trout · Smallmouth Bass · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Light-wire dry-fly hook (TMC 5212) for the glide version, or a jig hook (TMC 403BLJ) for the jigged version, with a gold bead, 8-12
  • Thread Black 12/0

Materials

  • Bead Gold bead (1/8" (3.2-3.5mm), or 3.5-4.0mm slotted tungsten for the jig version)
  • Brite Blend (or Senyo's Laser Dub / Bruiser Blend) Polar white (belly)
  • Lite Brite flash Shimmering chartreuse
  • Craft fur Olive craft fur
  • Head cement

How to tie it

  1. Slide a gold bead onto the hook and mount it; start black thread just behind the bead.
  2. Fold a small pinch of white Brite Blend in your fingers to form a belly; rotate the hook over, tie the belly under the shank with a wrap or two while stroking the fibers rearward, and add a couple of wraps to keep it from kicking forward.
  3. Take a thin amount of chartreuse Lite Brite, fold it rearward over the top of the hook, roll it into one bunch, and trim to a slight taper about a shank length long; tie it in.
  4. Cut a clump of olive craft fur from the hide and comb out all the underfur; center it on top of the shank so the total length runs about two hook-shanks, and secure with a couple of thread wraps.
  5. Roll the streamer in your fingers to check length; trim a little off and nip any hard edges so the wing tapers smoothly into the tail.
  6. Trim the remaining craft-fur butts and build a smooth thread head behind the bead, adding wraps until the bead no longer moves.
  7. Whip finish behind the bead and add a drop of head cement to the exposed thread.

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