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Blue Rat Beaded Variant
A Ken Broadhead Fly

Name	Blue Rat Beaded Variant
Category	Steelhead
Hook	Shumakov long range aluminum, slots in blue
Tip	Holo gold tinsel
Tail	Peacock sword fibers
Body	Blue beads; blue floss veiling; peacock herl
Hackle	Grizzly under Kingfisher blue guinea
Wing	Grey (gray) fox body hair
Sides	Jungle cock (optional)
Head	Red thread

Blue Rat Beaded Variant was tied by Ken Broadhead. You will find many more of his exceptional beaded flies, as well as several other styles at The Flies of Ken Broadhead.

Ken's Notes:   A beautiful fly from Poul Jorgenson done steelhead style