Jennie Lind

Jennie Lind

Steelhead

Hook - Single Salmon

Thread - Fluorescent red

Tail - Purple hen hackle barbs

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with fluorescent yellow rabbit fur or substitute

Wing - Purple marabou tied over the body, with strands of red Flashabou Accent tied along the sides

Hackle - Fluorescent red tied on as a collar and tied back

This pattern was developed from an old British wet-fly pattern of the same name.

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