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Spruce


HOOK: TMC 300, sizes 4-8

THREAD: Black

TAIL: Peacock sword fibers

RIB: Copper wire

BODY: Red floss on rear half, then peacock herl in front

WING: Two badger hackles, flared

HACKLE: Badger hackle

  spruce

Uses

A traditional northwest streamer pattern, the Spruce fly has been used to catch steelhead, sea-run cutthroat, and trout.

How to Fish

For steelhead, use a traditional wet-fly swing. For sea-runs, use a sinking or sink-tip line and cast the fly in slackwater pools, especially under overhanging brush; count-down-and-retrieve at a moderate pace. For trout, cast and retrieve (slow water) or use a wet-fly swing (faster water).


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