Published Jan 8. 2019 - 6 years ago
Updated or edited Jan 20. 2019

Tropical Sparrow Intruder

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Intruder conversions

I got the crazy idea to convert some Danish sea trout and salmon flies to intruders. It worked out surprisingly well.

See some examples in the article

An intruder conversion of the original Waddington shank

Originator: 
Jens Hvam
Pattern type: 
Modern salmon fly
Skill level/difficulty: 
A little difficult
Species: 
atlantic salmon (sea run), pacific salmon (sea run), sea trout (sea run), steelhead (sea run)
Materials: 
Hook
Ahrex HR483 – Trailer Hook Barbless
Wire
Skagit Anglers red wire
Shank
FutureFly 35 mm
Thread
Red 8/0
Rear hackle
Orange hen
Rib
Copper wire
Body
Red copper wire
Front hackle
Orange hen
False hackle
Black bear or Arctic fox
Wing
Yellow bucktail
Head
Tying Thread
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Intruder conversions

I got the crazy idea to convert some Danish sea trout and salmon flies to intruders. It worked out surprisingly well.
See some examples in the article

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