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The Cardinelle Streamer fly pattern tied by Darrell Olson
Classic Streamer

The Cardinelle Streamer

Tied by Darrell Olson

The Cardinelle Streamer recipe

HookStreamer Hook, Size 6 6XL
ThreadHot Orange 6/0
BodyFluorescent Orange Wool
UnderwingFluorescent Orange Fluoro Fibre
WingHot Pink Marabou
CollarSeveral turns of Yellow Hackle

About this fly

I’m not sure who the creator of the Cardinelle Streamer is. I have read that Bill Chiba from Massachusetts showed this fly to fellow Bay Staters, Paul Kukkonen back in 1960s Paul had used this pattern in his films on fishing, which popularized the Cardinelle to more than 25,000 anglers. The pattern that I’m tying has been changed by Paul for taking trout, landlocked salmon, Atlantic salmon, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, pike, walleye, stripers, blues, etc. This pattern has a wide range of species that can be caught depending on the hook size used. Note popular streamer hook lengths can be 4xl and 5 xl can be used as well.  

What the The Cardinelle Streamer imitates

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