Polar Magnus

Fly: Gerhardt Lund Andersen, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: Streamer size 4-6
Thread: Black
Eyes: Lead eyes, painted red
Tail: Grizzly tip
Body hackle: Grizzly, palmered
Body: Lite Brite
First collar: Grizzly
Second collar: Widgeon flank feather
Notes: The Polar Magnus is a fly for fishing on the coast in the winter and early spring. If you tie this fly without hot orange teal and using hares wool on the body, you will have a fly named Magnus, who is father for many other flies. Polar Magnus is for fishing in cold water on the coast for seatrout.


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