Salmon-Fly Type Wet-Fly Attractor

Salmon-Fly Type Wet-Fly Attractor

Streamer

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #8-14 streamer

Thread: rusty brown or to match hackle and tail

Materials-

tail: 8-10 long hackle fibers

rib: silver tinsel

body: yellow floss

front hackle: soft wet fly same color as tail

Notes:

from The Basic Manual of Fly-Tying by Fling & Puterbaugh

Tie in the thread an eye length behind eye
Tie in tail fibers and thread wrap to hook bend; tail should be length of shank
Tie in silver tinsel
Tie in body floss
Wrap body floss creating a slightly tapered body; catch in, tie off, clip extra
Spiral wrap the tinsel over the body; catch in, tie off, clip extra
Tie in the front hackle (Fling & Puterbaugh tie in the hackle by the butt end, but do as you please); wrap hackle; catch in, tie off, clip or snap off extra stem (quill)
Thread wrap head; whip finish; head cement.