Trout Fin Bucktail

Trout Fin Bucktail

Hook - Mustad R74, sizes 6-8

Thread - Black

Tail - Narrow section of red goose quill curved upward

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Wing - Sparse white bucktail tied over the body with an overwing of sparse black bucktail, then a larger bunch of dark orange bucktail

This is one of the many variations of the pattern. It is dressed to simulate the fin of an Eastern Brook Trout.

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