Moose Hair Skater

Moose Hair Skater

contributed by Anton Pasternak

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Materials

HookTiemco 105 Hook #4-#8
ThreadUni 6/0 Red
TailMoose Hair
BodyChenille or dubbing (Lambroughton prefers Orange Ice Dubbing)
BackMoose Hair
Side WingMoose Hair Stubs
WingMoose Hair

Notes

A skating dry fly used on the Dean River for steelhead, originally from David Lambroughton. A size 6 on a Tiemco 105 hook is recommended, and the moose hair is bound to splay and push across the surface. It is designed to fly through the air more easily than foam skaters while still plowing the water.

Published in January 2025 (Vol 58 No 1), page 11.