Ace In The Hole Softhackle

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Playing around with a fall/winter steelhead pattern.

hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tag - flat waxed chartreuse
rib - small wire silver
body - dubbing purple
body hackle - purple
1st shoulder - hen black
2nd shoulder - hen grizzly dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)

Regards,
Scott

Beautiful job on a beautiful fly. Well done!

Jim Smith

I agree a beautiful fly.

Would you describe the method for the head.
Very clean looks as if its stem and not simply black thread..
What is applied over top, the way it plays into the body
is very nice.

Thanks

Thanks, both of you; I appreciate the kind words. Steve, the head is just thread; a little rough on the whip finish and it could have used a bit more Sally.

Regards,
Scott

I don't post much, but couldn't keep quiet on this one.

Ken