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Streamer Sculpin

How do you tie a Streamer Sculpin?

Streamer Sculpin is a streamer fly pattern for Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Bass. Find its 10 materials and 11 tying steps below.

Difficulty
4 of 5
Target species
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Bass
Pattern designer
Various (sculpin imitation style)

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At the vise

Materials

  • Streamer Hook, Gamakatsu B10S, sizes 2-6
  • Thread (6/0 or 140 Denier), Olive or Brown
  • Underbody: Lead Wire, .025 or Lead-Free substitute
  • Tail: Olive or Brown Marabou
  • Body: Olive or Brown Cross-Cut Rabbit Strip
  • Pectoral Fins: Hen Saddle Feathers, Mottled Brown
  • Head: Olive or Brown Deer Hair, spun and sculpted
  • Eyes: 3D Stick-On Eyes, 5mm
  • Flash: Copper Flashabou
  • Head Cement or UV Resin

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Tying instructions

  1. Secure the hook in the vise. Wrap 20-25 turns of lead wire in the front 1/3 of the shank. Secure with thread.

  2. Start thread behind the eye and wrap a smooth base over the lead wire to the bend.

  3. Tie in a clump of olive marabou at the bend for the tail, 1-1.5 shank-lengths long.

  4. Add 4-6 strands of copper Flashabou to the tail.

  5. Tie in an olive cross-cut rabbit strip at the bend.

  6. Palmer the rabbit strip forward in touching wraps to the 1/2 point. Tie off and trim.

  7. Tie in one mottled brown hen saddle feather on each side as pectoral fins, extending outward and slightly rearward.

  8. Spin and pack olive deer hair from the midpoint forward to the eye. Pack tightly.

  9. Whip finish at the eye.

  10. Remove the fly and trim the deer hair into a broad, flat sculpin head — wide and flat on top and bottom, tapering back.

  11. Apply 3D stick-on eyes on each side. Secure with UV resin or head cement.

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