MATERIALS LIST

1. Hook - Daiichi 2441. Mustad 36890. Partridge "M". Orvis 1645. Tiemco 7999. Eagle Claw "A". Size 2/0 to 10.
   
   
2. Low Water Hooks Daiichi 2421. Mustad 90240. Partridge "N". Orvis 1644. Tiemco 7989. Size 2/0 to 10.
   
   
3. Thread - Black or red 12/0 Uni-Thread.
   
   
4. Tail - Fluorescent red hckle fibers.
   
   
5. Ribs - Medium oval silver tinsel.
   
   
6. Body - Black antron, spun fur, dubbing, wool yarn, floss, etc. I like Aunt Lydia's Heavy Rug And Craft Yarn.
   
   
7. Hackle - Fluoredcent red saddle.
   
   
8. Wing - Black over cerise dyed polar bear or substitute.
   
   
9. Head - Red tying thread.

TYING INSTRUCTION

1. Start - Insert the hook in the vise, attach the thread, and build a good thread base.
   
   
2. Tail - Tie in, slightly in front of the hooks bend, 10 to 12 fluorescent red hackle fibers.
   
   
3. Ribbing - Tie in a strand of medium oval silver tinsel at the tail tie in point.
   
   
4. Body - Tie in a small sized strand of black body material at the tail tie in point and wrap a thin tapered body to the back of the head space and secure with tying thread. Head space equals 3/16 inch.
   
   
5. Ribbing - Spiral wrap the oval silver tinsel to the front of the body in 5 equally spaced turns and secure with tying thread at the front of the body.
   
   
6. Hackle - Tie in the fluor. red hackle, shiny side up, at the front of the body. Wrap 4 to 5 turns of hackle, and secure with tying thread.
   
   
7. Under Wing - Immediately in front of the hackle tie in, with 8 to 10 turns of tying thread, a small clump of cerise dyed polar bear hair or substitute extending to the tips of the tail and trim the butts of the under wing material.
   
   
8. Over Wing - Advance the tying thread 4 to 5 turns. Tie in a small clump of black dyed polar bear hair or substitute, trim the over wing butts, build the head to cover the wing material butts, whip finish and cement if you like.

The Blackout was created in November, 1984 on Idaho's Salmon River and was an immediate success. I've experimented with hundreds of steelhead fly color combinations but the Blackout is the only color combination with "Year After Year" reliability. The Blackout's bright and dark characteristics make effectiveness nearly equal in sun, shadow, or overcast conditions. Greased line methods as well as sunken lines produce excellent fish moving results.