#211 - Frosty Smelt

Frosty Smelt - Darren MacEachern Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Darren MacEachern Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook...

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#211 Frosty Smelt - Darren MacEachern #211 Frosty Smelt - Darren MacEachern

Tied by: Darren MacEachern
Originated by: Darren MacEachern

Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook 8xl
Thread: Blue 6/0
Tag: Blue thread
Body: Silver Axxel flash
Belly: White bucktail
Underwing: 4-6 peacock herls
Wing: 2 silver Dr. blue hackles flanked by silver badger hackle
Eye: Jungle cock
Head: Blue

Notes: This is a nod to Dick Frost's Blue Smelt bucktail pattern. The Frosts Blue Smelt features the same tag and head in blue with a silver body. The wing was tied with layers white bucktail, peacock herl then blue bucktail. Dick's original featured a painted white eye with a black pupil and was tied both on single hooks and tandem rigs.

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Thanks Kelly. I had been looking at the Frost's Blue Smelt for a long time wishing it was a feather-wing so it could be included, and figured I could create something. I'm pretty happy with how the pattern turned out.

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