Rusty Rat hairflie - variant (standard versjon E.O.)
Photo: Erling Olsen
Thread : Red
Hook : Mustad 80500 bl / Mustad 80501 4 - 1/0
Tag : Gold # 20 Veniard ca. ten turns
Tail : Peacock sword
Body : Two colours: Front;: peacock herl (not to little), towards the back golden/yellow for or silk.
Rib : Oval gold # 15 - 16 Veniard 5 turns
Wing : Underwing two fibres of green Lureflash Twinkle. Over: mix of black and white squirrel (basarisk
or white-tip). Sparely dressed.
Hackle : Grizzly hen or partridge.
Cheeks : Jungle Cock.
Head : Transparent head cement
The Rusty-flies can be found in a number of variations, but as this one, most of
them have little in common with the original. How ever, this one is a very god
flie for slightly coloured water, and as a «sunny-weather flie».
