Post by Charlie Dickson on Aug 17, 2007 13:38:09 GMT -5
This version of the Intruder works well in the winter for great lakes steelhead.
Tube: Brass, Copper, Aluminum or Plastic.
Thread: Black
Tag: Oval silver tinsel.
Rear Hackle: Long, soft, black hackle (pheasant rump works well).
Feelers: Nine strands of dyed-purple ostrich plume, on each side of hook shank followed by large dyed purple pheasant rump wound as a hackle.
Body: Purple chenille
Body Hackle: Long, skinny badger hackle over the body (I usually counter rib this with fine silver wire).
Collar: Small clump of black deer hair spun with the butts trimed flush with the shank followed by large dyed purple pheasant rump wound as a hackle.
Wing: Two dyed-purple grizzly hackles on each side of the shank
Hackle: Dyed-purple Guinea hackle.
Head: One turn of small black chenille and some lead eyes.
Tube: Brass, Copper, Aluminum or Plastic.
Thread: Black
Tag: Oval silver tinsel.
Rear Hackle: Long, soft, black hackle (pheasant rump works well).
Feelers: Nine strands of dyed-purple ostrich plume, on each side of hook shank followed by large dyed purple pheasant rump wound as a hackle.
Body: Purple chenille
Body Hackle: Long, skinny badger hackle over the body (I usually counter rib this with fine silver wire).
Collar: Small clump of black deer hair spun with the butts trimed flush with the shank followed by large dyed purple pheasant rump wound as a hackle.
Wing: Two dyed-purple grizzly hackles on each side of the shank
Hackle: Dyed-purple Guinea hackle.
Head: One turn of small black chenille and some lead eyes.