Lefty's Deceiver
Pattern & Tying Instructions
Fly Tying Recipe: Lefty's Deceiver
- Hook:
- Mustad 34007, sizes 2/0-6.
- Thread:
- Fluorescent yellow, 140 denier.
- Tail:
- White saddle hackles, 3X length of hook shank.
- Flash:
- Pearlescent Krystal Flash and medium Flashabou.
- Body:
- Silver or pearl braid.
- Wing:
- White bucktail.
- Overwing:
- Chartreuse bucktail.
- Gills:
- Red Krystal Flash.
- Head:
- Tying thread.
- Note:
- Other great color combinations include red over white, olive over white, blue over white, red over yellow, olive over yellow, all white, and all black.