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The Tern

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Baitfish-imitation must be found in every fly box, and when you cruise around along the coasts a baitfishimitation stands for a very large part of the catches of sea run brown trouts. In this video, we have been visiting Scotland and fished sea run browns with Mike Walker, whom we got one afternoon to demonstrate his well-caught baitfish pattern, which he calls The Tern – a super imitation of longer baitfish such as sandeel, this is a must have in the box.

Hook: Ahrex NS 122 – Light Stinger # 4
Thread: White
Tail: White Bucktail, white Craft Fur, grizzly saddle and blue Krinkle Mirror Flash
Wing: White Craft Fur
Body: Silver holographic Dubbing
Eyes: 4 mm 3D Eye Silver Holographic
Head: UV Resin

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