Salmon/Steelhead · Streamer · Salmon · Advanced · 1 version
Tyer Recipe
Hook 3XL streamer (Togens); use a saltwater hook if fishing salt, 10
Thread Fluorescent green body thread plus violet for the head 18/0 (green) and 12/0 (violet)
Materials
Brass bead Silver bead (One, 1/8")
Flashabou Accent / Crystal Flash, dyed over pearl Pink/pearl flashabou accent crystal flash dyed over (8-10 strands for the tail, about half that for the wing)
Flat tinsel, 1/16" Mirage (silver also works) (One length for the body)
Wire, 0.2mm Hot pink wire mm (One length for the rib)
Straggle string (pink marabou or pink dubbing substitutes) Fluorescent pink dubbing (Short length for the collar)
Brushable super glue Clear head cement (A couple of dabs under the body)
How to tie it
Slide the silver bead onto the streamer hook, mount it, and lay a base layer of the fluorescent green thread down the shank.
Tie in eight to ten long strands of pink/pearl flash on top of the shank at the rear, then trim the tail to about half a shank length and set the remaining flash aside for the wing.
Tie in the hot pink wire rib, then tie in the flat Mirage tinsel, and bind both back down the shank to the tail tie-in point.
Bring the thread back up to the bead, adding a few extra wraps right behind the bead to fill that gap, then dab on a little brushable super glue.
Wind the Mirage tinsel forward in even, slightly overlapping turns to the bead and tie it off. The green thread underneath shines through the tinsel.
Counter-wind the hot pink wire forward in the opposite direction to the tinsel for durability, tie it off behind the bead and twist it off. Whip finish and cut the green thread.
Start the violet thread behind the bead, tie in a small bunch of the pink/pearl flash pointing forward over the eye, fold it back over the body and lock it down so the wing sits up nicely; trim it just past the start of the tail.
Tie in the fluorescent pink straggle string and take two wraps for a collar, being careful not to trap fibres forward, then tie off and snip.
Whip finish a small head against the bead and snip the thread.