Bead Head Sparrow Variant

Category: Wet Fly

Tied By: Christian Andrews
Body Part   :   Material
Hook   :   #10 – 14 1x or 2x long, wet
Thread   :   black
Bead   :  
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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