Colorful Intruder | Global FlyFisher

I had some fun with one of my hair pin intruder shanks and basically all the colored feathers I could find on my tying table at the time, and out came this lightly dressed intruder.
Surprisingly balanced in spite of the odd palette.

Intruders

Tyer

Martin Joergensen

Pattern type

Steelhead fly

Discovery state

Known

Hook

Intruder shan and stinger hook

DIY intruder shanks

Making intruder shanks from hair pins using a set of looper pliers. It's very easy to create neat and consistent eyes on shanks that will cost almost no money.

Mar 5. 2019

Hair Pin Intruder Shanks

Making inexpensive intruder shanks from straight hair pins. Read the full article here.

May 20. 2016

Intruder introduction

Intruders have been around for many years, but if you are new to this fly style, this could be a good place to start.

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