Hotpants
This fly is my bread and butter on the Snake River in eastern Washington. I also tie it in purple and fish both often for summer run fish.
Hook: Tiemco 7999 or similar in size 4 or 6
Thread: Black 6/0 Danville
Tag: Butt of flame red floss
Body: Black sparkle chenille
Hackle: Black dry fly hackle palmered over the chenille
Collar: Two turns of natural guinea
(For the purple version, replace the thread, chenille and hackle with purple.)
This fly is my bread and butter on the Snake River in eastern Washington. I also tie it in purple and fish both often for summer run fish.
Hook: Tiemco 7999 or similar in size 4 or 6
Thread: Black 6/0 Danville
Tag: Butt of flame red floss
Body: Black sparkle chenille
Hackle: Black dry fly hackle palmered over the chenille
Collar: Two turns of natural guinea
(For the purple version, replace the thread, chenille and hackle with purple.)