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Squirrel Streamer

A small bait pattern for sea trout


An oldie pattern from GFF

By Martin Joergensen

This small streamer is as neutral and ordinary as can be. It's a small trout fry pattern, that can be used in fairly clear water in spring and autumn. Retrieve in short, fast jerks.

Hook Streamer 4-12 straight eye
Thread Black
Tail None
Body Flat silver tinsel
Rib Orange floss or tying thread (3/0)
Wing Stacked squirrel tail
False hackle Orange hackle fibers
Head Tying thread

  • Tie in ribbing material: one strand of floss or two strands of 3/0 tying thread
  • Turn thread forwards to form a base for the body
  • Leave a bit of hook (one eye width) shank uncovered
  • Tie in flat tinsel and turn to hook bend and back to the tie-in point to form body
  • Twist the ribbing to form a tight thin thread
  • Turn the ribbing in the opposite direction of the tinsel in open turns, and tie down
  • Stack a small bundle of natural squirrel tail and tie in on top of shank as a wing. Length is slightly more than hook length
  • For a more durable fly, you might want to varnish the base of the wing before tying it in
  • Tie in a small false hackle, reaching hook point
  • Form a fairly large head with tying thread
  • Whip finish and varnish several times


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