Comet

HOOK: 7999, sizes 2-6

THREAD: White

TAIL: Orange calftail with orange Krystal Flash. The tail should about 25% longer than the body.

BODY: Silver diamond braid

HACKLE: Orange and yellow (one of each)

EYES: Tungsten or nickel eyes. Make it heavy.

Uses

A dredging fly suited for cool, deep flows.

Variations

The body, tail, and hackle colors can be endlessly twiddled with. With a black tail, black body, and a silver rib, the fly becomes a Black Boss.

How to Fish

Traditional wet-fly swing or use with an indicator rig and dead-drift the fly near the bottom. Or combine the two tactics and dead drift the fly upstream from you, then let it swing at the end of the drift.

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