Fly Recipe: The Slow Dance

In my last post on movement and flies, I neglected to include a recipe. I've received several requests for the material list via email and the comments section of this blog. So, let's get to it:

The Slow Dance, a fly for sea run brown trout and steelhead >>


Hook >> Tiemco 202SP (or similar), sizes 1/0 - 6
Thread >> Wapsi UTC Ultra Thread, 210 Denier, red
Tip >> French oval tinsel, silver, medium
Tag >> Danville 4-strand Rayon floss, light pink
Tail >> 3 Siskiyou Aviary Long Emu Feathers, 2 dark purple, 1 pink
Dubbing >> Angora goat dubbing, dark stone, heavily teased
Rear Flank >> 2 Golden pheasant tip feathers taken from the joint of the crest and neck
Front Flank >> 2 guinea feathers sized and stripped to fit, natural
Collar >> Schlappen feather, purple



Evan LeBon is a regular contributor to beyondthebug.com