Tying The Gray Ghost

Tying the Gray Ghost
As time goes by I've been puting up step by steps for tying common NZ fly patterns, here the latest.

The Gray Ghost is a popular pattern and this is a variation of the orignal. Used to imitate white bait or smelt

Here's the link to the other lists;

Fly Tying Step by Steps

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