Mirror Lure

Fly: Doug Jeffries, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: Mustad 34007 up to 4/0
Thread: White Danville Flymaster Plus
Weed guard: 22# hard Mason mono or none
Tail: 6 - 8 strands of pearl Flashabou doubled over the thread and then tied down
Body: very short body of flat pearl braid, or white braid
Wing: 6 white hackles each side, concave side inward, narrow profile
Head: White deer hair spun in a collar, leave the tips to cover the hackle; front section red deer hair, spun and clipped to shape; rounded head with a profile like a Mirror Lure
Eyes: Pearl holographic stick on eyes, glued with Goop or epoxy; 5/16 inch

Note: This is a great snook fly around the mangroves, hence the weedguard.

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