Hook - mustad 9002 #2
Thread - Sheer 14/0 black
Body - Silver diamond braid
Under wing - White calf tail
Over wing - 8 to 10 strands purple flashabou
Originator:Ian James
Quote: On many a steelhead trip in the 1980's I was getting my butt kicked while my spin fishing buddies were whacking fish on a Little Cleo lure. So I went home and copied the colors of the kure. My color vision is not all that great and when anglers asked for the recipe I told them blue flashabou. Anyway the blue one were catching fish but not nearly as good as the purple ones. It wasn't until a friend tried a fly from my fly box that the color difference came to light.
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