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Balanced Barley Legal minnow

The barley legal streamer from Kelly galloup has been a staple baitfish pattern in the west for a long time. Naturally, we decided to balance it which resulted in some pretty awesome fishing days. From trout to smallmouth this thing has been getting chomped! Material list: Hook: Masu J2 or J1 in #10 or#8 https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Tail: Zero Gravity Dubbing Olive https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Body: Zero Gravity Dubbing pearl Ice https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Eyes: Medium bead chain silver https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Bead: 4.0mm masu tungsten slotted https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Body: Pearl solar flare https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...

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Chaos Jig Minnow fly tying tutorial | Simple trout streamer to helpyou catchmore fish

New chaos dubbing colors are here and so is the new go to streamer for the snake river system. This new jig streamer unitizes our chaos dubbing to its full potential. Great profile and length without sacrificing movement and presentation aspects. Material list: Hook: Masu big nymph #8 https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Bead: Masu Slotted 4.6mm bead https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Tail: Rainbow Chaos dubbing https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Body: Rainbow Chaos dubbing https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Belly: White Chaos dubbing https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...

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Ice worms fly tying tutorial | Ice fishing jigs for trout

There is a lot of variety of ice jigs available on the market but not many geared towards trout in the west. The ice worm adds something a little different to your box and has proven to be very productive on stocked trout lakes. Material List: Hook: Masu J1 or J2 #10 https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Bead: masu slotted tungsten 4.6mm https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Tail: Masu Pseudo Worms https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Eyes: medium bead chain silver https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Legs: Lazer legs bloody mary https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Collar: Zero Gravity dub shrimp https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...

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Balanced Fish Wisp minnow fly tying tutorial

Inspired by some of the thunder creek style flies this little bullet head baitfish has great profile and can be tied in just about every fish flavor. Like always super simple and fast to tie and adds a realistic minnow to your line up. Material List: Hook: Masu J2 #8 or #10 https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Bead: 3.5 or 4.0 tungsten bead https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Under body: Fish wisp orange https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Wing: Fish wisp Light Olive https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Flash: Krinklezon UV Gold https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...

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Tube Sock 2.0 streamer fly tying tutorial

Insane movement and profile are just a few of the highlights of the tube sock 2.0. if your looking for a simple baitfish that can cover wide variety of forage and is simple to tie this is the one for you. Material List: Hook: MFC Heavy jig #2 https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Eyes: Large brass barbells https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Tail: Techno bunny sand and long cut hydro hackle brown https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Body: Techno bunny sand and long cut hydro hackle brown https://snakeriverfly.com/collections... Head: Chaos dub cali leech and chocolate brown https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...

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