Bead Head Drowned Daddy

Fly: Chris Reeves, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: Scorpion medium weight #10
Bead: Clear yellow bead
Thread: Olive
Body: Green holographic tinsel
Legs: 4 Pheasant tail fibers, double knotted and tied long
Hackle: Webby brown and olive cock hackles, wound together
Thorax: Pinch of olive fur dubbing

Note: Do not ask me why this pattern works, but it does. The extra long legs and hackle let it sink slowly, takes often come on the drop and can be vicious. This fly also works well tied with a red holographic body and a red&brown hackle.


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