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Slate Gray Colored River Bottom Sculpin

River-Bottom-Colored Sculpin DVD $10.95

Size: 1.5-inches to 4.5-inches.

Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #2 - #10.

Thread: Iron Gray 8/0 Uni-Thread.

Tail: Silver/Grey Polar Aire, color a Black marker marginal band on the edge of the tail.

Body Lead: The same size as the hook shank, wrap from the bend of the hook to the first wiggle in the hook shank.

Body: Silver/Grey Polar Aire with three to five Black saddle bars, Black and Dark Gray marker mottling marks.

Lead Dumbbell Eyes: Flattened to the thickness of the bar of the dumbbell. X-large (1/10 oz.) for size #2 hook, Large (1/20 oz.) for #4 hook, Medium (1/30 oz.) for #6 hook, Small (1/40 oz.) for #8 hook, and X-small (1/60 oz.) for #10 hook.

Pectoral Fins: Silver/Grey Polar Aire with Black and Dark Gray marker mottling marks, Black marker edges.

Lower Side: Silver/Grey Polar Aire with three to five Black saddle bars, Black and Dark Gray marker mottling marks.

Upper Side: Silver/Grey Polar Aire with three to five Black saddle bars, Black and Dark Gray marker mottling marks.

Belly or Stomach: Silver/Grey Polar Aire

Dorsum or Back: Silver/Grey Polar Aire with three to five Black saddle bars, Black and Dark Gray marker mottling marks.

Colored Markers: Black marker for saddles bars and the edges of all fins; Black and Dark Gray marker for mottling marks.

Fishin' What They See, Vol. 1 $10.95
The White and Black River Systems Above Their Confluence and The Little Red River System.

 

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