Materials
| Hook | Mustad 36890 Sizes 1/0 through to 6 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Red |
| Tail | Black synthetic fish hair |
| Body | Orange chenille |
| Throat | Purple flashabou |
| Wing | Black synthetic fish hair |
| Overwing | Pearl crystal flash |
Notes
A simple skunk-style steelhead fly tied in sizes 1/0 to 6, most often 2 and 4, designed to add visibility in turbid water. Frank Arcadi developed it from black and purple patterns used on the Skeena system, and the article notes it has taken many steelhead.