#83-2013 - Gierach's Little Brown Trout Variant

#83-2013 Gierach's Little Brown Trout Variant - Bob Petti

Tied by: Bob Petti
Originated by: John Gierach
Source: Fly Tyer Magazine Spring 2004 Volume 10 No. 1 pg. 34-39

Hook: Unknown 4xl #6-#12
Thread: White 6/0
Body: Pearl flat tinsel over white floss
Throat: White bucktail (short belly)
Wing: Orange bucktail, pearl Krystal Flash and fox squirrel tail
Topping: Peacock herl
Eye: Yellow painted eye with black center
Head: Black

Notes: Bob first found this John Gierach in the "Classic Fly Tyer" section of the Spring 2004 issue of Fly Tyer magazine, a reprint of a 1986 article penned by John Gierach for American Fly Tyer. The streamer caught Bob's eye, love at first sight so to speak, and quickly found a permanent slot in the well stocked and respected Petti streamer box. Bob's version of the streamer differs from John's in that it has no added weight along the shank and the body is pearl tinsel over white floss instead of a pearl braid.