Bead Head Sparrow Variant
Wet Fly
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #10 – 14 1x or 2x long, wet
Thread: black
Materials-
bead: brass or copper tungsten
tail: golden pheasant hackle fibers
body: natural brown (rabbit) dubbing
collar: gray filoplume
Notes:
A fly from Pattie Hayes of the Missouri Trout Fishermen’s Association – Springfield
Thread a brass or copper tungsten bead onto a #10 – 14 hook
Lay down a black thread base to the barb
Tie in a few golden pheasant hackle fibers for the tail; about hook shank length
Dub the body with natural brown; be sure to leave room for hackle and collar behind bead
Tie in golden pheasant hackle; three wraps should do it
Tie in gray filoplume to fill between hackle and bead
Whip finish.