Egg Feeding Smolt

Описание: This is my typical Smolt Streamer pattern with a twist; I added a single egg in front of the fly representing an egg feeding smolt. I’ve spent three months fishing the Skeena River and its tributaries for Steelhead and Salmon last summer and fall.
During that time, I observed schools of smolts and other baitfish feeding on free drifting eggs from spawning salmon. That gave me the idea to add a single egg to the fly using orange deer hair and trimming it circular to represent the egg.
The pattern worked well for Steelhead, Cutthroat and Bull Trout. I also added the single egg to sculpin and leech flies. For the hooks on this pattern, I used a short shank, wide gap, heavy wire hook like the Kamasan B-175 or its equivalent.
This is the first pattern on my new playlist “Skeena Steelhead Flies” which will include seven other egg feeding salmon and trout smolts, it will also include sculpins, leaches and different Spey flies.

Hook: Kamasan B-175 size 4
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 18/0 White
Wing:
Top Wing: Black Polar Fiber
Mid Wing: Charcoal Grey Polar Fiber
Belly wing: White Polar Fiber
Body Dubbing: Pearl Ice Dub
Eyes: 3mm Blue 3-D Eyes Mounted on 80lb Test Monofilament
Dubbing Around the Eyes: White Polar Fiber
Collar: Red Thread
Lateral Line: Single Strand Pearl Flash
Dubbing in Front of the Eyes:
Silver/Grey Ice Dub
Topping: Four Strands of Peacock Herl
Side Wing: Grizzle Hackle Tips
Single Egg: Fluorescent Orange Deer Hair
Channels
0:00- Intro
0:20- The Hook, Thread and Eyes
1:40-Tail Wing and Body
6:44-Mid-Wing and Dubbing around the Eyes
10:30-Third Wing, Collar and Lateral Line
13:36-Dubbing in Front of the Eyes, Final Wing and Side Wing
19:00-Adding the Orange Deer Hair
21:34-Outro