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Panfish Polecat
How do you tie a Panfish Polecat?
Panfish Polecat is a nymph fly pattern for panfish. Find its 7 materials and 11 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- panfish
- Pattern designer
- Jerry Riggins
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Materials
- Hook: Barbless nymph hook, 2X long #10
- Weight: .015 Lead wire
- Thread: UTC 70 Denier, Black
- Tail: Yellow saddle hackle
- Body: Yellow chenille (medium)
- Body: Black chenille (medium)
- Legs: Medium round rubber, White
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Tying instructions
Wrap lead wire along the hook shank.
Start thread behind the eye and wrap back to the bend.
Tie in yellow saddle hackle at the bend, extending one shank-length.
Tie in yellow chenille on the underside of the hook shank.
Tie in black chenille on the top of the hook shank.
Fold a 10-inch piece of white rubber legs in half, then in half again to create four strands.
Tie in the rubber legs at the midpoint of the hook shank, with two legs on each side.
Wrap the black chenille forward, three wraps behind the legs, one wrap between the legs, and two or three wraps in front of the legs.
Pull the yellow chenille forward and tie it off at the head.
Form a thread head and whip finish.
Trim the rubber legs to the desired length.