Spectra Streamer by Barry Ord Clarke

Attach the clear mono tying thread to the hook and run along the shank until the mono hangs plum with the hook point

Tie in a bunch of white ghost fibre about half way down the straight part of the hook shank. When you remove a bunch of ghost fibre from its hank, you separate the amount and length that you require. Now holding the hank in one hand, take hold of the bunch you have selected with the finger and thumb of your other hand and PULL. The fibres will pull away from each other into a fine tapered tail. If you find this difficult you can also use dubbing brush to achieve the same effect

Top the white ghost fibre under body with a few strands of mobile or crystal hair. This will add a little sparkle to the pattern

Pull another bunch of ghost fibre (about 1/3rd the amount used for the under body) and colour it blue with a waterproof felt marker. The best way to colour ghost fibre with felt markers is: Place a sheet of paper on the table and lie the ghost fibre on it with the tapered end pointing away from you. Hold the ghost fibre in place by placing your thumb on the end to be tied in, now with your marker make single stokes beginning at your thumb and moving away from you. Once you have done one side turn over the fibre and repeat on the other side. Tie this in on top of the mobile, about 5 mm longer than the white fibre

Take a length of floss 30 cm long and fold it 4 times, cut off the ends and roll in between finger and thumb to mix the fibres. Now you can cut this into two equal lengths and tie in as shown each side of the head to form the gill covers

Pull yet another bunch of ghost fibre about the same amount as the last one and colour this dark green. Tie in on top of the blue fibre about 2 mm longer that the blue

Finish off with a good tight half hitch knot so the mono thread doesn’t slip, and attach the prisma eyes

Before you apply the softex or epoxy whichever you use, comb all the fibres in the fly with a dubbing comb. This will blend the three layers and colours together creating a more realistic body. Now you can cover the head with your chosen medium

The finished spectra streamer, a real killer not just for sea trout but all predatory fish