Bead Head Sparrow Variant

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

hackle: golden pheasant

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.

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