Zonker Smelt

Zonker Smelt trout fly
Zonker_Smelt trout fly, category Special Streamers

Pattern:

Hook:Kamasan B830
Thread:white flat waxed nylon
Tail:strands of pearl mylar, left unraveled from body material
Body:3.5 mm diameter hollow braided green pearl mylar tubing, tied on top of the hook shank, and formed over a cigar-shaped, polyester underbody, bound down, and whip-finished, at the hook bend
Wing:2.5 mm strip of natural rabbit pelt, tied in at the head to lay under the body, and pierced by the hook point
Hackle:pearl Krystal Flash, tyed under to form a 'throat'
Eyes:black pupils, painted on to the yellow head
Head:whip-finished, superglued white thread, painted yellow

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