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Fly Tying | Emerald Shanker | Steelhead Fly

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This is a great baitfish / minnow pattern for steelhead. Tied on a Partridge Waddington Shank this intruder and scandi inspired pattern can be tied in a few variations, but I prefer the unweighted and fished on a sink tip. A great Steelhead or smallmouth bass fly.

Here is a full tutorial with photos : http://hatchesmagazine.com/blogs/Hatches/2015/08/17/emerald-shanker-by-kevin-hospodar/

Materials
25mm waddington shank
Z4 Intruder Hook - sz 4
Gold Kreninik
Green and black Arctic fox
Flash
Jungle cock
Category
Steelheads