[steelhead]

Top fly is a shrimp.... Based on Ken Abrames General Practitioner

Tail: A few strands of long yellow bucktail under a short bright red hackle tied flat
Eyes: Jungle Cock
Carapace: a few strands of rust marabou
Body: Gold mylar braid with Spey style chartreuse saddle hackle palmered the length of the body, 5 to 7 turns
Carapace: Pintail or Mallard flank feather

Middle fly: Based of Jack Gartside's Soft Hackle Streamer

Tail: a few strnds of copper flash
Body: Gold mylar braid
hackle: 3-4 turns of rust marabou with 2 turns of chartreuse marabou in front
Eye: Jungle cock

Bottom Fly: Based on Gartside's Soft Hackle Sandeel

Tail: A few strands of yellow bucktail, 4 strands of gold flash, yellow saddle,fire orange saddle, burnt orange saddle (each one 1/2" longer the the previous saddle), short olive saddle
Body: Gold mylar briad
Hackle:3-4 turns of rust marabou with one turn of chartreuse marabou in front
eye: Jungle cock

Tied these up at First Light Anglers last night. Got tired of tying synthetics that everyone else was doing with Derek :-)

I'll be doing a Flatwings session there Feb 1st. 6 PM. Bring your vice, tools and beer :-)