Designer- Tony Pagliei
Tubing- HMH 3/32” Cut-to-Length (2” in length)
Tag- 1/8” Colored Junction Tubing to match Butt
Butt- Goose Shoulder Fibers to match Junction Tubing
Ribbing- Holographic Tinsel
Body- Hares Blend Dubbing
Throat- 1/8” Cross-cut Rabbit Strip
Wing- Squirrel Tail Fibers over Hula Wraps
Hackle- Pheasant Rump Hackle
Cheeks (opt.) – Jungle Cock
Cone (opt.) – Eumer or HMH Conehead to match
This pattern is a creation from the feathers and fur of the “fall harvest”! I enjoy small game hunting and bird hunting…nothing goes to waste in my household! I have to admit…I’m not a big “artsy-fartsy” tube fly designer but this Spey styled TF is easy on the eyes! It’s been in the concept stage for years and finally my vision has come together! Best of all…it catches fish on the swing!
I tie several color schemes representing the three major color phases of squirrels in North America…the grey fox, the red fox and the mutant black! This pattern can also be weighted by incorporating a brass conehead or dome cone to match the color scheme being tied. For example…I use a silver cone with grey fox, a brass cone with red fox and a black nickel cone with black fox. The color of the junction tubing (tag) and butt material should also match to give contrast and added color to provoke a strike!
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