Fluorescent Umpqua Special

Fluorescent Umpqua Special

contributed by Warren Grisewood

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Materials

HookMustad #4
ThreadBright Red
WeightLead Wire or substitute
TailMixed 50/50 White and Red Polar Bear hair
WrapFlat tinsel
BodyFront & Back Third: Steelhead lime green chenille
BodyMiddle Third: Steelhead hot pink chenille (Both colors ... the hotter the better)
WingMixed 50/50 White and Red Polar Bear hair to end of tail
HackleFull collar hackle of brown (fairly long)
HeadRed thread.

Notes

A bright copy of the standard Umpqua, designed by Neil Light, fished on the Squamish River for steelhead. It sinks well, and its hair wing and hackle give it a good silhouette and movement in the water.

Published in December 2007 (Vol 40 No 10), page 11.