HOTHEAD STONEFLY
Learn how to tie KP’s Hot Head Hare’s Ear Stonefly, a guide-tested trout nymph designed to sink fast and stand out when fish are looking for a bigger meal.
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DESCRIPTION
Big flies don’t have to be hard to cast. This winter steelhead pattern uses a technique to remove the rabbit hide from crosscut rabbit strips to give this fly a nice profile and plenty of movement, without being too heavy to cast all day!
MATERIALS
| Hook | Aqua Flies Round Eye Shank - 33mm |
| Gamakatsu Barbless Octopus | |
| Senyo Intruder Wire - Blue | |
| Bead | Spirit River Hot Beads - Hot Orange |
| Thread | Any black thread |
| Tail | Hareline Dubbin Ice Dub Minnow Back Shimmer Fringe |
| Body | Crosscut Rabbit Strip - Baby Blue |
| Crosscut Rabbit Strip - Bright Purple |
