Rogan's Gadget |
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| Hook: | Kamasan B830 Long shank #6 - 10 |
| Thread: | Black Uni 8/0 |
| Rib: | Fine oval tinsel |
| Body: | Flat silver mylar over an underbody of grey floss |
| Tail & Shellback: | Slips of bronze mallard shoulder tied in at the bend of the hook with point extending beyond bend and tied over top of the body |
| Wing: | Rope of bronze peacock herl twisted and wound |
Developed by the legendary Irish tyer Michael Rogan in the 1960's for use as a seatrout attractor pattern on the Erne estuary in Co. Donegal, this may be the first ever purpose-designed salt-water fly pattern! It is now quite widely and effectively used on UK reservoirs for fry-feeding trout. |
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