Guide
IllustrationBlack Minkie
Fry pattern#8–10black / silverBest: Jan, Oct–Dec
When to use
Used in autumn–winter when trout actively feed on fry shoals. Fished on a floating line with a slow figure-of-eight retrieve for big reservoir trout.
Imitates
Small baitfish/fry
Team position
Single fly (often on floating line; sometimes as top fly on two-fly rig)
Best methods
Figure-of-eight
Dressing
- Hook
- streamer hook, #8–10
- Thread
- black 6/0
- Tail
- black marabou (with silver flash)
- Body
- black chenille
- Rib
- silver tinsel
- Hackle
- black palmered hackle
- Head
- black bead or painted head
Basic ‘Minkie’ fry pattern; exact components inferred (silver flash often added for fish-attracting sparkle)
Pairs with
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