Mattress Thrasher

Mattress Thrasher-a easy to tie terrestrial pattern that catches trout & panfish. Can change leg & body colors to suit. Try white, black, and red legs.

Hook: Daiichi 1182 #8

Thread: black 6/0 Uni

Body: black Spirit River Fine & Dry

Wing: deer hair

Legs: pumpkinseed rubber

Thorax: sulfur yellow S.R. Fine & Dry

Hackle: grizzly Hoffman

Step 1: Start at middle of hook shank.

Step 2: Dub a level body starting at hook bend and finishing 1/2 way to hook eye.

Step 3: Add a full wing of deer hair with tips extending back past bend as shown.

Step 4: Tie in rubber legs with a couple loose wraps of thread.

Step 5: Pull rubber legs to sides of fly and secure. Trim legs to desired length.

Step 6: Prepare a grizzly hackle as pictured.

Step 7: Tie in hackle just above rubber legs.

Step 8: Dub forward to hook eye.

Step 9: Wind hackle forward to eye and tie off. Trim hackle from underside of fly. Finished Mattress Thrasher- Side

Finished Mattress Thrasher-Top

Finished Mattress Thrasher-Bottom

 

 

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