Another crazy March Brown interpretation... an Intruder. Useful for fishing for salmon and steelhead in fast, clear water.
Martin Joergensen
Steelhead fly
A little difficult
- Thread the wire through the hook eye so that the wire sticks out straight.
- Mount the shank in a vise so that it's horizontal.
- Start the tan thread in the rear of the shank.
- Thread the wire through the rear eye on the shank or lay it along the shank if there's no rear eye.
- The hook can be tied in point up or down depending on taste and style.
- Tie down the wire along the full length of the shank.
- Thread through the front eye, bend back and secure the tags.
- Wrap the thread to the rear of the fly.
- Tie in a yellow GP body feather tip first.
- Wrap 2-3 times, tie down and trim stem.
- Cut off 10-15 fibers from a GP tail.
- Tie in over the hackle in the full circumference of the fly.
- Add rubber legs in the same length, also distributed around the shank.
- Tie in the yellow tying thread for the rib. Fold it once or twice depending on thickness.
- Dub the body all the way to the front of the shank, leaving room for hackles and eyes.
- Rib the body in 6-8 open turns.
- Tie down rib and trim excess.
- Use a partridge tail covert feather for the first front hackle - or a large Brahma hen hackle dyed brown.
- Cut off 15-20 fibers from a GP tail.
- Tie in over the front hackle in the full circumference of the fly.
- Add rubber legs in the same length, also distributed around the shank.
- Whip finish the tan thread and cut.
- Start the yellow thread.
- Tie in the dumbbell eyes under the hook shank.
- Secure with plenty criss-cross wraps and form a large head.
- Whip finish, cut and varnish.
atlantic salmon (sea run)
steelhead (sea run)
| Shank | 25-35 mm Intruder shank |
| Wire | Intruder wire or braided fishing line like Fireline |
| Hook | Single trailer hook size 6-4 |
| Thread | Tan 6/0 (and yellow 6/0 for the head) |
| Rear hackle | Yellow golden pheasant body feather and golden pheasant tail fibers |
| Rubber legs | Yellow silicone, 6-8 strands |
| Rib | Yellow floss (or 1/0 tying thread doubled or quadroupled) |
| Body | Hare's wool dubbing |
| Front hackle | Partridge and golden pheasant tail fibers (see instructions) |
| Rubber legs | Yellow silicone, 6-8 strands |
| Eyes | Tungsten dumbbell, 4-5 mm Ø |
| Head | Yellow tying thread |
