Published Sep 1. 2015 - 8 years ago
Updated or edited Jan 8. 2016

Eskol's Mini Pig

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Mini Pig

The Baltic seatrout community has been going berserk over a huge pink fly called the Pink Pig. I find that the Mini Pig is a more sensible alternative. This article covers two versions.

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Originator: 
Henning Eskol
Pattern type: 
Cold saltwater fly
Skill level/difficulty: 
Easy
Species: 
sea trout (sea run), steelhead (sea run)
Materials: 
Hook
Curved shank, straight eye, saltwater resistant size 6, 4 or 2
Thread
Pink or peach 8/0
Tail (rostrum)
Teal or mallard and two pink (Spey) hackle feathers (see alternatives in article)
Rear body
SLF Saltwater Dubbing color: fluo shell pink in a dubbing loop
Eyes
Burnt nylon, clear or black coated

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