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| Hook: | Dai-Riki 899 or equivalent |
| Thread: | Black |
| Tag: | Gold Flat Tinsel |
| Tail: | Golden Pheasant Crest |
| Ribbing: | Oval gold tinsel |
| Body: | Black Floss |
| Hackle: | Purple, palmered over thorax |
| Thorax: | Purple Seal Sub |
| Colar: | Mallard Flank, wound as hackle |
| Wing: | Black Bear, Bucktail, or Squirrel Tail with Gold Krystal Flash |
Pattern information Subtle, and at the same time sparkly, this is one of my favourite cloudy day flies. It is dark enough to not be offensive, yet has a good silhouette and enough relection to catch the eye of a Steelhead which might deny a lighter pattern under dark skies. |
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