Published Jan 23. 2020 - 3 years ago
Updated or edited Jan 23. 2020

Squirrel Zonker

Jan 23. 2020
Tyer: 
Martin Joergensen
Profile: 
Martin Joergensen
Pattern description: 
Squirrel Zonker
Pattern type: 
Cold saltwater fly
Hook: 
Kamasan B175 #6

A small zonker tied for an article on the site

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Squirrel Zonker

This is an update to one of the first patterns ever featured on the Global FlyFisher. The old article about this fly is from 1996, and has been on the site with its scanned B/W pictures ever since.
It was about time for an update

Zonker tying

Zonkers are great looking flies with a lot of volume and motion, and the zonker style lends itself well to many types of small fish and worm imitations.
Read about zonker flies and zonker strips here.

Squirrel zonker

I used to hate zonkers; those pre cut rabbit strips were like hell to tie with: too thick skin, too long hair, too wide strips. I stopped tying them until someone told me how to cut my own strips.

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