Zonker, Natural-Copper

The Natural Copper Zonker is one of the top selling Zonker colors. The combination of colors make the fly irresistable to most fish. This pattern will match most minnows and has also been used to imitate insects and crayfish. Most guides and avid streamer anglers will always make sure to have this color in their fly box. Dan Byford is credited with tying the first Zonker back in the mid 1970’s, and it remains a staple fly pattern to this day. Much like the Clouser Minnow, the Zonker is an extremely versatile baitfish pattern that has accounted for a wide variety of fresh and saltwater species across the globe, and can be actively retrieved or dead-drifted with equal success.