Tie One On: Hans Solie’s Seahawk 12th Man

by Mark McGlothlin on January 28, 2014

in Flies

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As another week of Super Bowl hype drifts by, here’s another fly from the recent Swing the Fly winter steelhead and Atlantic salmon tying contest presented in the last issue. (We tend to agree with Hans that Super Bowl Sunday afternoon is great day to be on the water…)

From tier Hans Solie –

This fly is the Seattle Seahawks colors and is to be used on Super Bowl Sunday, when the Seahawks are playing the Super Bowl, and everyone is home watching TV and you have the river all to yourself.

Hook: #2 Gamakatsu octopus in Seahawk green with Senyo’s Standard Intruder wire in blue attached to a Senyo 40mm Blue Articulated Shank.

Butt: Chartreuse Ice Dub

Tail: Blue Arctic Fox with Blue Steel Ice Dub

Back Hackle: Blue Dyed Guinea

Body: Med Blue Holo Tinsel with Chartreuse Ice Dub in front

Wing / Collar: Blue Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics Intruder plume and Blue Tip Dyed Lady Amherst with 12 pieces of Lateral Scale and some Iron Blue Frosty Fish Fiber.

Collar: Blue Dyed Guinea

Sides: Jungle Cock

Thread: 6/0 Iron Grey Uni-Thread