Squirrel Nutkin

Squirrel Nutkin

Third Prize in Round 4 of The FlyTying Masters - Squireel Nutkin by Ryan Houston. Ryan tells us that the idea behind the zonker hackle is mobility. This fly will work pulled hard or slow as it can imitate fry or insects or because of the mobility of the fur it can be fished static and will imitate all kinds of buggy things especially sedge pupae. Designed predominantly for browns there are enough triggers there for rainbows too.

Tying Specifications
Hook	Gold Grubber though our version is tied with our own hooks
Thread	Black
Tail	GP Tippel and Globrite no 5
Rib	Fine gold oval
Body	Flat copper and tinsel
Palmer Hackle	Fine cut pine squirrel, zonker strip fiery brown
Head Hackle	Fiery brown partridge
Cheeks	Orange JC
Head	Black