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#26-2013 - Gate Crasher

Gate Crasher - Bob Petti Tied by: Bob Petti Originated by: Mike Martinek Jr. Hook: Unknown 4xl #6-#12 Thread: Black 6/0 Body: Copper twist or copper...

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#26-2013 Gate Crasher - Bob Petti #26-2013 Gate Crasher - Bob Petti

Tied by: Bob Petti
Originated by: Mike Martinek Jr.

Hook: Unknown 4xl #6-#12
Thread: Black 6/0
Body: Copper twist or copper flat tinsel ribbed with copper oval tinsel
Throat: White hackle fibers
Wing: Orange bucktail under red bucktail under purple bucktail
Eye: White painted eye with black center
Head: Black

Notes: This is a vibrant little casting streamer that pays a high dividend in dark waters. The pattern was originally designed to be fished on the Kennebago River through pocket water. The fly was named after the "Grand" gate crasher, Ken Pelton of Portland, Maine. The original pattern was tied using either impala or polar bear hair, but bucktail or kip tail (calf tail) also work wonderfully.

Hi Darren - thread is black 6/0, not white (in case it matters). Original pattern description called for impala hair which must have been popular at some time, but obviously I used bucktail. I can't say I've ever seen impala for sale. Great pattern, though. Lights up in the water. Great in those dark tannin stained rivers and streams.

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