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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Lightning Strike JF2 Barbless 60 degree Jig Fly Hook

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Hareline Slotted Tungsten Beads

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Hareline Round Lead Free Wire

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UNI Products 8/0 UNI-Thread Waxed Midge

$4.45

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Wapsi Ultra Wire - Small

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Hareline 5-7" Dyed-Over-White Strung Saddle Hackle

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Wapsi Sow-Scud Dubbing

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Wapsi Mirage Tinsel

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Hareline Strung Peacock Herl - 5" - 7"

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