Purple Red Coneheader

Purple Red Coneheader Purple Red Coneheader Fly from Pacific Salmon Series Юрий Шумаков.

Tube: Eppendorf plastic lab tippet

Tag: Flat holographic silver tinsel

Body: Braided pearl mylar tubing

Wing: Lilac Mirage flashabou, small bunch of polar bear fur died in purple; purple and deep blue twinkle, lilac and pink flashabou; bunch of polar fox tail fur dyed in black; 4-6 barbs from peacock feather dyed magenta; small bunch of polar fox tail fur dyed in black

Front Hackle: Cock dyed in deep purple and teal flank dyed in purple

Head: Orvis hot red conehead in medium size

NOTES: The whole population of the Kolpakova river couldn’t tolerate presence of this fly in water. It took, with a confidence, Silver Salmon, Rainbow, Dolly Varden and Kamchatka Endemic White Spot Char (Kundzha). Cone-head tube flies are very well balanced flies. You may use quite a big single or double hook with them, which will be counterbalanced by the cone-head. The fly with a light hook will wobble in a good stream and that gives additional attraction to your lure. In slow current, the fly behaves like a jig going up and down when you retrieve.