Tungsten Red Dart

Tungsten Red Dart

Tied by Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions.

I call this fly the Tungsten Rainbow Dart. It's basically a mash-up of three great Lance Egan patterns; the Tungsten Surveyor, Rainbow Warrior, and the Red Dart.

Materials
Hook: Barbless jig hook (here, a Lightning Strike JF2), sizes 12-16.
Bead: Silver slotted tungsten bead, 7/64-inch.
Weight: Lead-free round wire, .015.
Thread: Red, 8/0 or 70-denier.
Rib: Silver Ultra Wire, small.
Tail: Red saddle-hackle fibers.
Abdomen: Rainbow Sow-Scud Dubbing.
Wingcase: Opal Mirage Tinsel.
Thorax: Peacock herl.

Tungsten Red Dart

Fly Materials

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