Lightening Bug
Hook: Tiemco 2457, 2xs Scud hook
Size: 16-18
Bead: 2 mm, gold
Thread: 8/0 olive
Tail: Pheasant tail
Body: Halographic tinsel, gold or silver
Rib: Gold or silver wire to match
Thorax: Peacock herl
Notes: It's origins are from a tier in the Pacific Northwest. I've yet to figure out just what trout think this bug is, but it seems to attract a lot of attention and catch a lot of fish especially on tailwaters.
This fly pattern is excerpted from Fly Fishing Montana's Missouri River.