The Zonker fly pattern was created by Dan Byford of Steamboat Springs, Colorado in 1975. The "Slumpbuster" is a similar variant created by John Barr. The distinguishing feature of either is a fur strip, either rabbit or squirrel, cut in thin strips called "zonkers." Who knows why.
Hook: #4-10 streamer
Thread: Black
Weight: 0.020" lead-free wire
Rib: Wire, sized to match the hook
Body: Yarn or dubbing
Wing: Squirrel zonker strip
Hackle: Squirrel zonker strip
** Some of the popular books used on this channel: **
Dave Hughes, "Essential Trout Flies," 2017, amzn.to/3lbCZYX
Dave Hughes, "Wet Flies," 2015, amzn.to/33ac3lQ
David Klausmeyer's "Favorite Flies," 2020, amzn.to/3oeSNMa
Morgan Lyle's "Simple Flies," 2015, amzn.to/3qB1zW1
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: amzn.to/34U0rUe
Mike Valla's "Tying the Founding Flies," 2015, amzn.to/354oSir
Mike Valla's "Classic Streamer Fly Box," 2020, amzn.to/3n3Vakf
Randle Scott Stetzer's "Flies, the Best One Thousand," 1992, amzn.to/34Q15mp
Terry Hellekson's "Popular Fly Patterns," 1976, amzn.to/2L4IyvS
Dick Stewart's, "Flies for Bass and Panfish," 1992, amzn.to/3aGpFs1
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: amzn.to/34U0rUe
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