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The Kitchen Sink
Despite its name, this trending fly should never be the last pattern you try
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Black and orange are great colours in any salmon fly, and the Kitchen Sink, with its long, mobile tail, is particularly deadly in clear water.
Material list for the Kitchen Sink
Hook: Any size single, double or tube Tag: Silver oval tinsel or wire Tail: Orange bucktail tied long with a few strands of pearl Krystal Flash Butt: Red Glo-brite floss Body: Black floss Rib: Silver oval tinsel or wire Wing: White fox underwing with black bear over Hackle: Natural badger Eyes: Natural jungle cock Head: Red
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