Materials
| Hook | #6 or #8 Gamakatsu T10-3H, Tiemco 7989 or Daichi 2050 |
|---|---|
| Thread | 6/0 Black or Brown |
| Body | Dark brown or black Seals fur dubbing |
| Wing | Moose body hair |
| Throat | Grizzly |
| Glue | Super Glue or UV Knot Sense |
Notes
A skating dry fly for summer run steelhead on the Dean River, fished on a floating line and skated across the surface rather than swung wet. The moose body hair wing is trimmed to a short head like an Elk Hair Caddis and stiffened with glue so it stays buoyant and skates well.
Published in March 2017 (Vol 50 No 3), page 11.