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Coal Car

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

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Up-eye salmon/steelhead hook, 2-6
  • Thread Black 6/0

Materials

  • Tail Black ostrich herl (hackle barbs)
  • Rib Silver metal tape (oval tinsel, 5 turns)
  • Butt Fluorescent orange egg sac (yarn (rear quarter))
  • Mid-body Fluorescent red laser wrap (yarn (second quarter))
  • Body Black ostrich herl (chenille (front half))
  • Collar Black ostrich herl (hackle, wound)
  • Wing Black ostrich herl (squirrel tail plus black Krystal Flash)

How to tie it

  1. Mount the up-eye hook and start thread; tie in a clump of black hackle barbs at the bend for the tail, about half a shank long.
  2. Tie in the oval silver rib, then build the body in thirds: fluorescent-orange yarn over the rear quarter, fluorescent-red yarn over the next quarter, and black chenille over the front half.
  3. Counter-wrap the silver rib forward in five even turns over the whole body and tie off.
  4. Tie in a black hackle and take two or three turns as a collar, then sweep the fibers back.
  5. Tie in a few strands of black Krystal Flash, then a clump of black squirrel tail over the top as a wing, reaching to the end of the tail.
  6. Build a neat head, whip finish, and snip; a drop of cement finishes it.

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