#32 Rusty Rat
#32 Rusty Rat tied by Hans Weilenman - the man behind the project
Hans' notes
For my own entry to the SFP I selected a Rusty Rat, an atlantic salmon pattern. I figured with making a few substitutions for the materials I might come up with a passing 'Rat'.
Materials for Rusty Rat #32
Hook: Mustad 577 #32
Thread: 2 strands of white GSP thread
Tail: Two tips of pheasant herl
Abdomen: Yellow Pearsall Naples silk (one strand split off twisted 4-ply)
Thorax: Mole, dyed olive in picric acid
Wing: Pine squirrel belly guard hair
Collar: Single barbule from the base of a grizzly hackle
Tier info
Hans Weilenmann, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
Instigator of the Smallest Fly Page
Related articles
Read more about why you should register.
Related content
More content from the front page
Since you got this far …
The GFF money box
… I have a small favor to ask.
Long story short
Support the Global FlyFisher through several different channels, including PayPal.
Long story longer
The Global FlyFisher has been online since the mid-90's and has been free to access for everybody since day one – and will stay free for as long as I run it.
But that doesn't mean that it's free to run.
It costs money to drive a large site like this.
See more details about what you can do to help in this blog post.
