Neptune

Recipe
Hook:  Mustad 3366 (Size 2) & Tiemco 8089 (Size 6)
Thread:  6/0 Brown Uni
Tail:  Spirit River Jailhouse Marabou (Orange/Black)
Articulated Portion:  Hareline UV Polar Chenille Rusty Copper UV
Mid-Section:  Spirit River Jailhouse Marabou (Orange/Black) - Covers Union of Two Hooks
Body:  Hareline UV Polar Chenille Rusty Copper UV
Weight:  .030 Lead Wire

I sent this fly to Ward Bean a few years back as an alternate/improvement to his Articulated Streamer.  Ward's original was excellent, but he used palmered hackle to form the body of the streamer.  I used a new material at the time called palmer chenille.  Ward liked my version and made his pattern and made a few modifications of mine to come up with his Palmer Chenille Articulated Minnow.

I prefer the unkempt version above especially with the UV Polar Chenille.  The UV Polar Chenille has longer fibers and has a very enticing reflection and movement in the water.  The articulated tail section wobbles just like a jointed Rapala!

You have seen this pattern in a one-piecer on the blog before, I called it the Copperhead Streamer.  I really like the look of this as an articulated streamer.

My son really likes astronomy and when he saw this pattern on the bench reflecting a purple, blue and copper light spectrum he called it The Neptune.  Kind of a fitting name!

This pattern is made up of very few materials....which is always a great thing.  Try all kinds of palmer chenille and let me know how things turn out.