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Name	Sunburst
Category	Steelhead/Trout
Hook	Gamakatsu T10-6H, #1
Tip and Rib	Medium oval, silver tinsel
Tail	Yellow covered by orange hackle fibers
Body	1/3 yellow floss; 1/3 orange floss followed by two wraps of yellow seal sub; 3 turns of yellow hackle; orange seal sub to forward hackle
Hackle	Yellow, slightly longer than body hackle
Head	Orange

Sunburst was designed and tied by Contributing Fly Tyer John Wood. Take a look at his contributor page, The Flies of John Wood, to see many more of his flies.

John's Notes: This fly was inspired by the colors of my first Pacific Northwest sunrise. The design is intended to give the initial impression of an egg pattern and also be suitable for swinging. Although intended to be a steelhead pattern it has proved most successful for sea-run cutts.