Tied by Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions.
The Bronze Goddess is a remarkable smallmouth bass pattern that also happens to work incredibly well on trout. Both bass and trout mistake it for a crayfish because of its look and movement.
Materials
Hook: 4X-long streamer hook (here, a Mustad 9672), size 4.
Eye base: Any dubbing.
Thread: Orange, 8/0 or 70-denier.
Eyes: Yellow-and-black lead Eyes, small.
Tail: Golden-brown marabou.
Flash: Copper Flashabou.
Body: Copper Estaz Metallique.
Hackle: Brown saddle hackle.
Collar: Wood-duck dyed mallard-flank feather.
Hackle: Brown saddle hackle.
Legs: Barred chestnut or pumpkin silicone legs.
Head: Copper Estaz Metallique.
