Total Squid Domination

Chris posted the pattern for an all time great saltwater fly on the Gig Harbor Fly Shop blog, http://gigharborflyshop.blogspot.com/. The Conehead Squid is a super effective pattern for sea run cutthroat that's very easy to tie.

Materials:

White 6/0 thread

Gami Saltwater SS15 size 4 or 6 hook

Spirit River 3/16" gold cone

Pearl small or medium cactus chenille

Tan marabou

I fish a similar pattern in green for winter coho with good success, substituting green cactus chenille and green marabou. I've even hooked a few smaller blackmouth on this pattern. Missing from the list above is a bit of crystal flash in the tail along with the marabou. I even add some glow in the dark flashabou at times to my coho version. Just goes to show that you can't go wrong with the good old wooly bugger profile.