Great Lakes Hex
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Fly: Harald Weidler, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann
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Hook: |
Buyan C 270 #6 |
| Thread: |
UNI 6/0 black |
| Weight: |
Medium lead wire |
| Tail and Shellback: |
7-8 Pheasant tail fibres,shellback coated with 5 min. epoxy
to make it more durable |
| Abdomen: |
Cream Antron or rabbit dubbing |
| Gills: |
Philoplume from pheasant rump |
| Thorax: |
Soft brown hen hackle or partridge |
| Eyes: |
Medium black plastic chain eyes |
Note: Actually this pattern is a proven steelhead pattern out of the collection from Deke Meyer. The slim shape of damsel larves is imitated well and the bunches of philoplumes create a very livelike action under water.A superb damsel imitation in slow moving or still waters.
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