Alpha - Omega
This fly is nice and easy to tie, which is important because when you’re fishing for
steelhead you can easily loose 2 dozen flies a day. My fishing partner and I have
had good success with this fly the last couple of years that we’ve fished with it. The
reason I’ve named this fly Alpha-Omega is because it’s the first fly I tie on when
I get to the river and the last I tie on before I call it a day.
Materials
Hooks: Mustad 3906B or 7957BX (if you can still find them)
or any 1X long wet fly hook.
Thread: To match body, 3/0.
Underbody: Yarn your choice of color (remember, larva lace
is semi-tranparent so you can see the color of the yarn underneath.
Body: Larva Lace or Swannundaze your choice of color.
Thorax: : Meduim Chenille your choice of color.
Hackle: Saddle hackle. Barred yellow, barred brown,
barred green, or grizzly your choice (I like barred saddle hackle especially for this fly).
Originally published August 21, 2000 on Fly Anglers Online by Robert D. Farrand.