Fast sinking streamers: the Sockeye Shiner

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Not a good photo. My normal closeup equipment is all packed away for house remodeling. But this is a good fly. Sparse. Synthetic. Flexible. And weighted too. That's what you need to sink quickly. Crystal Flash and Pearl Ice Dub are lashed to a snelled hook. A split shot is flattened around the snell, just in front of the loop knot. Plastic eyes are glued to the flattened split shot. Casts like a bullet. Sinks like a stone. And catches well too.

Here's the original article, as it appeared in Fly Tyer, Spring 1988 ==> Sockeye Shiner <==

Dressing:

scud hook
0x flourocarbon snell
crystal flash
ice dub
split shot
stick on eyes
CA glue (or epoxy)
14/0 white thread

I tie the snell. Then mount the snell to a horizontal #12 beading needle just long enough to lash on some Crystal Flash and Ice Dub. Slide it off the needle. Squeeze on a split shot. Flatten the split shot with smooth jawed needle nose pliers. Stick on some eyes. Surround the head with glue (epoxy or ZapAGap). Thin 14/0 thread helps to keep the front end of the snell narrow enough to pinch into the split shot.