Rubberized Weed Guard Pike Fly

Fly: Henk Verhaar, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: anythink strong, sharp and 6/0
Thread: flat waxed nylon
Weed guard: 100/00 mono
Tail: assorted saddle hackles
Body: rabbit zonker strip, hackled (preferably cross cut, although not strictly necessary)
Collar: deer hair
Head: deer hair
Legs: round rubber
Note: Just a basic diver with rubber legs. The legs are attached to the finished fly by threading the rubber legs through the deer hair head from side to side with a sharp needle. To embellish a diver, you can use different colours of deer hair to build up the head, either in a random fashion or in specific patterns.

For the basic Diver pattern, click here.


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