Coho Flasher

Coho Flasher

contributed by Craig Graham

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Materials

HookMustad Signature S71SZ-34007 2XH/1XL Size #4 to #6
BeadBrass 1/8 Green Metallic
ThreadUni 6/0 White
Under BodyUTC Mylar - Pearl
BodyVinyl rib Nymph size (Fl. Chartreuse)
WingPearl Polar Flash (I used Pearl Flashabou and a few strands of Silver Polar Flash)
CollarIce Dub - Steelie Blue

Notes

A Coho pattern adapted from an internet original, with a smaller #6 hook and a 1/8 inch bead. Fished on a floating line in slower backwater with a twitching strip retrieve, and switched to a medium sink tip when the fish were deeper. It also drew hits from cutthroat.

Published in December 2024 (Vol 57 No 10), page 11.