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Branchu

Jean Guy Côte
Streamer
Easy
  1. Tie in a small bunch of tippet as a tail, about half shank length or a little less

  2. Dub the body to a slender, cylindrical shape

  3. Taper it down in front. Leave room for wing and hackle

  4. Tie in a small bunch of wood duck as a wing, length as the body

  5. Tie in a hen hackle, shiny side forwards

  6. Turn the hackle wet fly style and make shure it lies rather flat

  7. Trim the hackle stem

  8. Form a small head

  9. Whip finish and varnish

sea trout (sea run)
steelhead (sea run)
Hook Kamasan B800, size 4-2
Tying thread Orange 6/0
Tail Golden Pheasant tippet
Body Orange dubbing - seal's fur or Scintilla
Wing Wood Duck flank - yellow or natural. Mallard is a possible alternative
Hackle Furnace or cree
Head Tying thread

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