Here is the fly pattern sheet for the Skunk, a classic steelhead fly.

Skunk Steelhead Fly | www.johnkreft.com

Materials

Hook:

Daiichi 2441, TMC 7999 size 2 – 6

Thread:

Black

Tag:

Flat silver tinsel (optional)

Tail:

Red hackle fibers

Body:

Black wool yarn or chenille

Rib:

Oval silver tinsel

Hackle:

Black

Wing:

Black skunk hair with a strip of white skunk hair or bucktail over the top

From Classic Steelhead Flies by John Shewey

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