Squirrel Zonker strips - Natural Pine

What can we tie from squirrel zonker strips?

Squirrel zonker strips are a great fly tying material with an interesting natural color that can be used in many ways.

The first thing we can tie with squirrel zonkers is, of course, zonker streamers. In them we make a wing/back, but you can also tie a hackle, which we make in a loop from the tying thread.

We can also tie a tail of a nymph or a wet fly from a cut bundle of squirrel hair. You just need to comb the down lining beforehand to have longer topcoat hair.

We can also use this hair to tie fly hackles. It doesn't matter if it's a streamer, a wet fly or a nymph. All these fly patterns in natural colors are very effective and versatile.

From leftovers or whole pieces of zonkers, we can make dubbing for wet flies or nymphs.

To sum up, it is worth having squirrel zonkers and making effective fishing flies from this fly tying hair.