Slate Drake Bomber

[NJTroutbum]

The Slate Drake Bomber is the only other Bomber style pattern I tie and fish here in the Northeast. It is my choice of flies for pocket water when fishing the Drakes.

Slate Drake Bomber Recipe
Hook: #10 Standard Dry
Thread: Rusty Dun 8/0 Uni
Tail: Woodchuck Guard Hairs
Wing: Dun Elk Hair
Body: #33 Seal Brown Hareline
Hackle: Speckled Badger

(Note: pattern and tying video remains the same as the Ausable Bomber. Only the colors are changed to match the local Slate Drake hatch)

For tying video, click on the link below:

Bomber Tying Video

 

[SlingerFlyRods]

i really like that.. thanks for sharing