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Black Ghost Marabou

Streamer · Salmon/Steelhead · Trout · Salmon · Smallmouth Bass · Pike · Largemouth Bass · Advanced · 5 versions

Consensus of Savage Flies, Dressed Irons, Maine Angler and Spirit River

  • Hook Long-shank streamer hook
  • Thread Black

Materials

  • Tail Yellow hackle fibres (barbs from a saddle hackle)
  • Rib Silver mylar tinsel (silver side toward the hook when tied in)
  • Body Black floss
  • Throat Yellow hackle fibres
  • Wing White marabou
  • Head Black thread with head cement

How to tie it

  1. Start black thread on a long-shank streamer hook and wind it back to the bend where the tail will go.
  2. Tie in a tail of yellow hackle fibres at the bend.
  3. Tie in the silver mylar tinsel rib with the silver side toward the hook, so it shows silver once wound.
  4. Tie in black floss at the front and wind it down to the tail tie-in and back up to a couple of eye-lengths behind the eye, leaving room for the throat and wing; tie off and trim.
  5. Wind the tinsel rib forward in even open turns and tie it off.
  6. Turn the hook over and tie in a throat of yellow hackle fibres about as long as the tail.
  7. Turn the hook upright and tie in a white marabou feather on top as the wing, trimming the butts close.
  8. Build a neat head, whip finish, and add head cement.

Other versions

4 more in the app: As tied by Piscator Flies (dubbed body), As tied by Holsinger's Fly Shop (marabou tail, resin eyes), As tied by William FlySpoke (peacock herl lateral line), As tied by Dressed Irons.

Tying videos

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