Drain's 20

Drain's 20

Steelhead

Wes Drain of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern. He named the fly after taking a fish over twenty pounds on the Skagit River, setting a Washington state record at that time.

Hook - Alec Jackson Spey (Daiichi 2051), Size5 

Thread - Black

Tip/Tag - Silver tinsel and fluorescent yellow floss

Tail - Golden pheasant tippets under yellow hackle fibers

Ribbing - Silver oval tinsel

Body - Chinese Red Uni Wool (or Fl Red Floss)

Collar - Purple hen hackle

Underwing - Red-dyed Golden Pheasant Breast Feather*

Wing - Natural Grey Squirrel accented with sparse Holographic Silver Lite-Brite**

Cheeks(optional) - Jungle Cock

*I used red schlappen hackle fibers

**I omitted the lite brite, none on hand

https://www.angelfire.com/wa/salmonid/howell72.html

There are other recipes for this fly. This is the one I chose.