Squirrel Streamer

A small bait pattern for sea trout

By Martin Joergensen

This small streamer is as neutral and ordinary as can be. It's a small trout fry pattern, that can be used in fairly clear water in spring and autumn. Retrieve in short, fast jerks.

Hook	Streamer 4-12 straight eye
Thread	Black
Tail	None
Body	Flat silver tinsel
Rib	Orange floss or tying thread (3/0)
Wing	Stacked squirrel tail
False hackle	Orange hackle fibers
Head	Tying thread

• Tie in ribbing material: one strand of floss or two strands of 3/0 tying thread
• Turn thread forwards to form a base for the body
• Leave a bit of hook (one eye width) shank uncovered
• Tie in flat tinsel and turn to hook bend and back to the tie-in point to form body
• Twist the ribbing to form a tight thin thread
• Turn the ribbing in the opposite direction of the tinsel in open turns, and tie down
• Stack a small bundle of natural squirrel tail and tie in on top of shank as a wing. Length is slightly more than hook length
• For a more durable fly, you might want to varnish the base of the wing before tying it in
• Tie in a small false hackle, reaching hook point
• Form a fairly large head with tying thread
• Whip finish and varnish several times

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