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Zoo Cougar
How do you tie a Zoo Cougar?
Zoo Cougar is a streamer fly pattern for trout, bass, steelhead. Find its 7 materials and 24 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 4 of 5
- Target species
- trout, bass, steelhead
- Pattern designer
- Kelly Galloup
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At the vise
Materials
- Streamer Hook, TMC 5263, sizes 4-8
- Thread (70 Denier), Yellow
- Yellow Marabou
- Gold Tinsel
- White Calf Tail
- Mallard Flank
- Natural Deer Hair (spun/clipped head)
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise.
Start the thread about 1/4 shank length behind the eye.
Create a smooth, even thread base back to the bend.
Spiral wrap the thread forward again.
Spiral wrap the thread back to the bend.
Select two yellow marabou feathers for the tail.
Bundle the marabou fibers together at the butt end and measure the tail to be one shank length.
Tie in the marabou tail at the bend with a band of thread, about 5-8 turns.
Spiral wrap the thread forward to just short of the starting point.
Lay the marabou down again and anchor it with another band of thread.
Trim the excess marabou fibers, being careful not to cut into the front quarter of the hook.
Apply a drop of super glue to the thread wraps.
Tie in the pearl sparkle braid just behind the hook eye.
Wrap the sparkle braid back to the tail, placing each turn next to the previous one.
Secure the sparkle braid with thread wraps and trim the excess.
Select a clump of calf tail hair for the underwing.
Tie in the calf tail hair at the front of the body, about halfway up the marabou tail.
Select a yellow mallard flank feather for the wing.
Tie in the mallard flank feather on top of the calf tail hair, extending to the end of the tail.
Select a clump of yellow deer hair for the head.
Tie in the deer hair at the front of the body, about 1/4 shank length behind the eye.
Spin the deer hair around the hook shank, packing it tightly.
Repeat the previous step to create a full deer hair head.
Trim the deer hair head to shape using a razor blade and scissors.