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Jigged Grey Squirrel

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

Michael Jensen dressing

  • Hook Streamer (4-12, 8

Materials

  • Eyes Bead chain eyes, silver medium
  • Tail Grey Squirrel body hair
  • Body Silver mini flat braid
  • Wing Silvertippet Squirrel tail
  • Shoulder/head Grey Squirrel body hair

How to tie it

  1. Seat the slotted bead at the eye and start thread behind it.
  2. Tie in a strand of fine silver wire at the bend for the rib.
  3. Dub a rough, spiky grey squirrel body forward to just behind the bead, leaving the guard hairs standing for movement.
  4. Rib with 5-6 evenly spaced counter-wrapped turns of silver wire and break off the tag.
  5. Add a short fluorescent orange hot-spot collar of one or two dubbing turns right behind the bead.
  6. Pick out the body dubbing on the underside with a bodkin so it looks alive.
  7. Whip finish behind the bead and add a drop of head cement.

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