Skunk

Fly: Ken Driedger, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: Salmon 1/0-8
Thread: Unithread 6/0, Wine
Tail: Red Rabbit
Body: Dubbed black seal's fur
Ribbing Unitinsel silver (mylar) counterwound
Hackle: Long, webby schlappen, or black neck feather from a Mallard, or Ruffed Grouse, folded
Wing: Polar bear

Fished all season long on a slack line, either damp, or full wet, with the retrieve begun as soon as the fly comes downstream.
Steelhead!

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