Freight Train

Written by DCarp

Freight Train

RWFF Freight Train

• Hook: Steelhead/Salmon 2-6
• Thread: Black, 6/0
• Tail: Purple Hackle Fibers
• Body: Orange Wool, Red Wool, Black Chenille
• Rib: Fine Silver Tinsel
• Wing: White Calf Tail, Krystal Flash
• Hackle: Purple

RWFF TYING TIP

Use hackle tips for the tail and color to purple. Select floss for first body segment, dubbing for second and chenille for last (so you can color each section as needed). Use white calf tail for wing, rotate and lengthen.

RWFF FISHING TIP

Another very popular Randall Kaufmann Deschutes River fly. A favorite on the Deschutes and other Pacific Northwest Rivers