The White Winged Akroyd Zonker

I have had the idea for this pattern in my head for a very long time now but last night it finaly took some time tying it! The Akroyd pattern has always been  a favorite and I have fished it in diffrent styles with great succse. The Orange, Yellow, Black and White or Brown will suit nearly every Salmon, Sea trout and Steelhead river in the world. In the past I have tied the White Winged version in the classic Dee Stripe wing style and also the original Akroyd with a cinnamon colored wing and have always liked the brown winged version the best but with zonker wing I must say the white one looks much better. I think this Zonker version came out nice and will fill an empty spot in my fly box.


Pattern Recipie:

Tube: Fl Orange Eumer large/small combo

Body: Mirage Salt Water Flash over the first 1/2 of the body. Black Dubbing on the second 1/2 of the body. In smaller size i just have the FL Orange tube as the first 1/2 of the body.

Hackle: First a Yellow Whiting Soft Hackle between the body parts. Start with à Black Ostrich Spey Plume or a big Whiting Soft Hackle before the wing. After the wing tie in a Black and White Grizzly Hackle as a collar.

Wing: White Rabbit Zonker Stripe. 2 strands of Yellow Mirage Flash on top of the Zonker wing.

Head: Black Eumer Cone Head or Monster Cone.


Why not try to tie a White Winged Akroyd for your self and maybe you will get a new favorite for the Chromers in our rivers all over the world.