I have been tinkering with this fly for the last while. I haven’t fished it yet but I’m looking forward to trying it out.  Earlier this fall we received a sample of new material at the shop called Baitfish Emulator.  I thought of steelhead intruders right away.  When we received our assortment of colors the ”Imi-truder” fly immediately started coming together for me. I wanted to have a fly with the appearance of the intruder without all the expensive materials. Something that appeared large but didn’t have a lot of water-absorbing materials in it.  What came from the initial idea was a fly somewhere between a steelhead marabou fly, a trailer trash fly, and an intruder. Color combos are endless and I look forward to trying some of the earthtone colors on the Bow.

Materials

Hook(s): 20mm Waddington shank; #2 Octopus hook trailer

Thread: Uni 6/0

Trailer:  50-80lb Power Pro Braid

Butt:  Krystal flash chenille

Wing 1: Marabou feather

Wing 2: Baitfish Emulator flash cut 2 1/2 cm strips top and bottom 

Wing 3: 12-15 Ostrich herl fibers.

Wing 4: Craft fur