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Pinch Hitter

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

Living Waters Fly Fishing dressing

  • Hook Umpqua XS 435, and 6, 4
  • Thread Veevus , Tan 8/0

Materials

  • Eyes Painted Lead, Olive
  • Rear Legs Perfect Rubber, Motor Oil
  • Claws Squirrel Zonker, Standard, Golden Chub or Light Olive
  • Body Whitlock SLF Dubbing, Red Squirrel Abdomen. Tie a large bump at the rear of the hook before adding claws
  • Front Legs Perfect Rubber, Motor Oil
  • Wing Whiting Spey Soft Hackle/Chickabou in Golden Brown (Preferred) or Strung Marabou in Burnt Orange
  • Back Squirrel Zonker, Standard, Golden Chub or Light Olive

How to tie it

  1. Start the white thread and tie in a short length of small oval silver tinsel; wind a small butt at the bend, then bind the tinsel along the underside as the rib material.
  2. Wrap holographic silver Mylar forward for the body up to the 75% mark and tie off.
  3. Counter-wrap the oval silver rib forward 5-6 evenly spaced turns and secure.
  4. Tie a prepared clump of gray fox fur on top so the tips reach the hook bend, keeping it sparse with firm minimal wraps.
  5. Lay a few strands of UV pearl crystal flash along each side of the wing.
  6. Optionally fold and wind a soft dun hackle as a collar and sweep it back.
  7. Build a neat thread head, whip finish and cement.

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