Sunday, May 15, 2022

Purple Peril

Purple Peril 

Steelhead

Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tip - Embossed silver tinsel 

Tail - Purple hen hackle fibers

Ribbing - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Purple chenille

Collar - Purple hen hackle

Wing - Natural brown bucktail

Ken McLeod of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern in 1934

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

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