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| Name | Squamish Poacher (Kambeitz) |
| Category | Pacific Salmon / Steelhead |
| Thread | Fluorescent Orange |
| Antennae | Sparse Orange Bucktail |
| Body | Fluorescent Orange Chenille, Figure Eight it Around Eyes to Build Up the Head Area |
| Eyes | Green Glass Beads Melted onto Monofilament (I melted the monofilament ends to form rounded eyes.) |
| Hackle | Orange, Trimmed Short on Rear 1/2 |
| Carapace | Fluorescent Orange Surveyor's Tape (I used a strip of latex, colored with a permanent orange marker and coated with cement). Tie It In Over the Hook Eye and Bind it Down Over the Abdomen, Defining Each Segment With the Thread. |
| Rib | Fluorescent Orange Thread |
| Head | Florescent Red-Orange |
This prawn pattern was
developed by Joe Kambeitz of British Columbia for Winter Steelhead. It is a bright Pattern that sinks well and should be fished along the bottom with a downstream swing.
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