FLY
Hair-wing Streamer
Hair-wing Streamer recipe
| Hook | #6 -10 (streamer) 2x or 3x long |
|---|---|
| Thread | black |
| Body | silver tinsel |
| Throat | white bucktail |
| Underwing | white (or light) bucktail |
| Overwing | dark bucktail |
About this fly
Hair-Wing Streamer from Fling & Puterbaugh: The Basic Manual of Fly-Tying Use a streamer hook 2x / 3x long Tie in black thread two eye lengths behind eyeTie in silver tinsel and touching wraps to the hook bend and back to the tie in point; tie off and clip extraInvert the hook in the vise and tie in a white bucktail throat from behind the eye to the hook point; wrap under and behind the throat to get the hair to stay away from the hook shank; trim extra close to hook shankRight the hook in the vise and tie in a white or light bucktail underwing to the desired length to imitate a minnow; clip extra at an angleTie in an overwing using dark bucktail (or any color but darker than the underwing); trim at an angle close to hook shankWrap a thread head covering the but ends of the trimmed bucktail; whip finishPaint on a white eye on each side of the head; let dry; paint in (or permanent marker) a black dot in the middle of each white eye; head cement or UV resin over the entire head
What the Hair-wing Streamer imitates
- Streamer / baitfish
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