Each year as millions of salmon eggs turn into salmon, both steelhead and trout take notice and advantage of these naive, freshly hatched “minnows.” I originally developed this fry pattern for steelhead, but it didn’t take long for the trout to convince me they like it too, making it a staple in my fly box.
Materials needed:
Hook: TMC 2457 #8
Thread: Gray Uni 6/0
Tail: Grizzly Marabou
Body: Ice Dub – pearl
Thorax: Ice Dub- pearl
Collar: Teal Feather
Eyes: Bead Chain – Black, Small
Back: Ice Dub – peacock
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- Step 1. Wrap base layer of thread to above hook barb.
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- Step 2. Tie in tail – length to be as long as hook itself. Tie off.
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- Step 3. Dub ice dub body, loosely, 2/3rds up shank towards hook eye.
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- Step 4. Tie in Eyes just behind hook eye on underside of the hook
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- Step 5. Tie in teal collar by the tip and fold, wrapping at least once just in front of the dubbed body.
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- Step 6. Dub in front of the teal and around the hook eye.
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- Step 7. Prepare some peacock ice dub and tie in so it extends forward, over eye, wrap down behind hook eye, then move thread behind eyes.
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- Step 8. Pull Ice Dub back towards hook bend and tie down. Whip Finish.
