Low water swinger

This smaller, 2.5" total length cut-shank should work on the lower flow levels of 185 - 335cfs. 

You can use any color combo you like.  This brown/orange pattern mimics a crayfish, one of the favorite foods of the steelhead in the river.

The smallmouth bass that enter the river in May & June will also find it to their liking.  Just attach a #4 Octopus stinger hook with a non-slip loop knot and you are good to go!

List of materials in order they are put on:

Shank - cut from #4 streamer hook 7XL to give lenght of 35mm, smooth the end with file
add a rear loop on the shank with .018 beading wire

Rear bump - 2 turns of flourescent orange chennile

Tail -  dark brown marabou plume wound on by the tip, with 2 strands of copper flashabou along each side.

Body - copper Ice dub with brown grizzly hackle palmered and counter wrapped with fine black ultra
wire.

Front bump - 2 turns of Brown/copper tinsel chenille

Collars - brown Artic fox spun in a dubbing loop (sparse)
            - 8 strands of black rhea
            -  2 turns of ornage pheasant rump

Flash - 2 strands of copper flashabou along each flank

Wing - 2 body feathers from golden pheasant tied in flat over top of shank

Topping - 4 strands of copper krystal flash

Head - medium black bead chain tied under the shank with 2 turns of flourescent orange antron dubbing.

Thread - brown 140 ultra thread