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Silver Darter

Streamer · Baitfish · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Tyer Recipe

  • Hook long-shank streamer, 4-10
  • Thread Black 6/0

Materials

  • Body Silver flat tinsel (flat tinsel)
  • Wing White/badger bucktail (bucktail, sparse)
  • Topping Peacock herl (several herls)
  • Throat Red hackle (hackle fibers)
  • Cheeks Natural jungle cock (jungle cock)

How to tie it

  1. Lay a thread base and tie in flat silver tinsel, wind a smooth body forward and tie off.
  2. Tie in a sparse white bucktail wing on top, extending past the bend.
  3. Add several strands of peacock herl over the bucktail as a topping.
  4. Tie in a short red hackle-fiber throat below.
  5. Add jungle cock eye cheeks at the head.
  6. Form the head and whip finish.

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