Squirrel zonker bait fish

Published on Dec 1. 2025 - 2 months ago
Updated or edited 2 months ago

Hi all
New tutorial up; a zonker baitfish. I’ve made a similar one before, but got some cool new products I wanted to test on this pattern. Check it out and subscribe for more flies in the future.

Tight lines, Christian Krogh
Instagram: Christiankrog36

Materials:
Core 2566 size 2 hook
Veevus white gsp
White STF dub
Orange STF dub
Starlight Arizona seal dub
Uv steal head torch semi seal dub
Ice dub pearl
Raidzap uv resin uv
Light olive pine squirrel 3 mm
Super glue
White bucktail
Pearl white midge flash

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