1. Hook - Daiichi 1150, Dai Riki 135, Tiemco 2457 Size 6
   
   
2. Thread - Black 6/0 Uni-Thread.
   
   
3. Tail - Dyed chartreuse deer body hair
   
   
4. Butt - Peacock herl
   
   
5. Body - Partridge SLF #22 King Fisher Blue
   
   
6. Shell Back - Pearl Saltwater Flashabou

1. Insert the hook in the vise, attach the thread, and build a good thread base the full length of the hook's shank.
   
   
2. Tail - Attach about 30 dyed chartreuse deer body hairs at the hook's bend with tying thread.
   
   
3. Butt - Tie in 3 pecock herls at the tail tiein point, twist around the tying thread counterclockwise 4 or 5 times, wrap a 3 wrap butt, secure the peacock herl with the tying thread and trim the excess. Tie in a single strand of pearl saltwater Flashabou immediately at the front of the butt.
   
   
4. Body - Form and a tying thread dubbing loop and twist a noodle of #22 SLF, wrap forward to normal head space, secure with tying thread and trim the excess dubbing loop.
   
   
5. Shell Back - Fold the saltwater Flashabou over the back of the fly, secure at the front of the dubbed body with tying thread and trim the excess close.
   
   
6. Head - Fashion a tapered tying thread head, whip finish and cement.

MAX'S COMMENT

Very effective steelhead fly for me over the years!

Max fishes for Great Lakes steelhead. The colors of Max's Reliable are very good for steelhead in all of the North Western US and Canada's west coast.