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Squirrel & Teal

The Squirrel & Teal steelhead fly with grey fur body, teal and squirrel wing and jungle cock cheeks.

Recipe:

Hook:Partridge CS10/1
Thread:Black 8/0
Tag:Oval gold tinsel
Tail:Golden pheasant tippet
Body:Grey fur dubbing
Rib:Oval gold tinsel
Throat:Blue dun hackle
Wing:Grey squirrel tail and barred teal flank barbs
Cheeks:Jungle cock

Uses:

A good summer steelhead pattern.

How to fish:

Works well using the greased line technique, but will also work with a standard wet-fly swing.

Notes

History: Originated by Harry Lemire in 1969.

Variations: If you omit the Jungle cock cheeks, then the throat hackle should be dressed as a collar.

Bibliography: Advanced Fly Fishing for Steelhead, 1992, Deke Meyer, Fank Amato Publications: US Store, UK Store. Steelhead Flies, 1992, Dick Stewart & Farrow Allen, Fank Amato Publications: US Store, UK Store.