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Sucker Spawn
How do you tie a Sucker Spawn?
Sucker Spawn is a nymph fly pattern for trout, steelhead, salmon. Find its 4 materials and 13 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- trout, steelhead, salmon
- Pattern designer
- Steve Wascher
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Mustad C67S Caddis/Egg Hook, 2x Heavy, 3x Short, size 10
- Thread: UNI-Thread 6/0 Fire Orange
- Tail: Midge Flash Pearl
- Body: Angora Yarn
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise.
Start the thread behind the eye and wrap back to above the barb.
Tie in 3-4 strands of Midge Flash at a 45-degree angle on your side of the hook.
Fold the tag ends back and secure with a few thread wraps.
Trim the tag ends to the length of the hook shank.
Cut a 3-inch section of Angora Yarn.
Separate the Angora Yarn into individual strands.
Tie in an 1/8 inch of the tips of the Angora Yarn at the tie-off point for the Midge Flash.
Pull the Angora Yarn back and make 3-4 thread wraps.
Repeat the process, pulling the material back and making 3-4 thread wraps, until you reach the eye of the hook.
Trim the Angora Yarn to an even length.
Whip finish and apply head cement.
Clear the eye with your bodkin.