The Choker Fly
The choker is tied normally on a 3XL or 4XL straight or down eye streamer hook. I went with the jig and heavy tungsten bead to keep the fly down in fast currents. This protein-packed morsel represents a chuck of salmon flesh clumped with some eggs floating downriver in the current. This is an easy meal for big trout. Look for spots on the river where the salmon pile up and fish downriver. 0x or 1x tippet is highly recommended. Dead drift this fly under an indicator. When fishing this jig style make sure it is the last fly in your rig.
The The Choker Fly Ingredients & Tying Recipe:
Hook – Umqua U-555 Jig Hook
Thread – UTC 140 Cream
Bead – Hareline Tungsten Slotted Bead
Body – Flesh Rabbit Strip/ Spirit River UV Clown Egg 6mm
Bead Articulation – Fluoro 3x
Tools used to create this fly:
Vise – Peak Vise
Tools – Loon Fly Tying Tool Kit
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