#262 - Soo Nipi (Conversion)

#262 Soo Nipi - Dave Lomasney

Tied by: Dave Lomasney
Originated by: Conversion of the Soo Nipi wet fly; originator unknown

Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek 8xl #2
Thread: Black 6/0
Tag: Flat gold tinsel
Tail: Barred wood duck
Body: Black floss
Rib: Flat gold tinsel
Wing: 2 white hackles flanked by shorter silver Dr. blue hackle
Eye: Jungle cock
Head: Black

Notes: This is another of Dave's conversion series streamers using a wet fly found in Ray Bergman's Trout. The fly is named after the Algonquin name for Lake Sunapee. Soo-Nipi is translated as "Wild Goose Waters", named so for the large numbers geese that make a rest stop during migration each year. Dave's conversion adheres closely to the original wet with the exception that the blue is tied in the beard position in the wet fly.