Furled Alevin

Furled Alevin

contributed by Peter Caverhill

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Materials

HookDaiichi 1130 or Tiemco 2487 or equivalent
ThreadFine Mono
BodyFurled Antron Yarn (Olive & White)
EyesSmall Plastic Bead Chain
Egg SacGlo- bug (steelhead) yarn (alevin egg color ie. red/pink/yellow-tan)
GlueZap-a-Gap (or super glue of your choice)

Notes

A furled-body imitation of a trout alevin with a Glo-bug yarn egg sac, tied on a Daiichi 1130 or equivalent hook. The author suggests it for cutthroat as fry time approaches, though its effectiveness was untested when written.

Published in April 2010 (Vol 43 No 4), page 10.