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| Blue Sinixt for Trout Spey ~ Steven Bird |
Been working up some lures
for swinging this Spring. Pre-spawn rainbows, like steelhead, react to certain
color combinations & are incited to grab (fun when they do it). The classic
Atlantic salmon design frame, which has contributed much to the sea trout &
steelhead fly traditions, applies to create killing wetflies for inland
trouting as well. Studying classic dressings reveals creative material
applications that may be applied to defining Trout Spey designs. For tiers
compelled to exercise fanciful imaginations, attractor wetflies offer a
satisfying outlet.
For swinging:
Blue Sinixt
Hook: #6 TMC 200R
Thread: black UNI 8/0
Hackle: church window body
feather taken from a cock ringneck pheasant
Tailing: Hareline UV Shrimp
dubbing fibers
Body: rear to front – tip,
blue tinsel; butt, peacock herl; girdle, blue & silver tinsel; thorax, blue
dubbing
Topping: golden pheasant
tippet (I dye it with an orange marker), splayed ~
